Cooler temperatures, higher relative humidity, and patchy cloud cover has moderated fire behavior on the Mooseheart (#204) and Zitziana River (#133) fires burning west of Fairbanks. The 144 personnel assigned to the two fires have completed a pump and hose lay for an indirect fireline, continue with their mop up of firelines around the cabins […]
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Alaska firefighters wrapping up work on several wildland fires
June 23, 2018 
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Alaska Division of Forestry and BLM Alaska Fire Service firefighters continue work on six staffed wildfires across Alaska. Cooler, wetter weather has moderated fire activity around the state allowing work to be completed on several of the fires. Here is a round up of the staffed fires currently in Alaska: Mooseheart Fire (#204) and Zitziana […]
Continue reading Firefighters continue to wrap things up on fires as conditions moderate
June 10, 2018 Comments Off on Firefighters continue to wrap things up on fires as conditions moderate
Fire activity has moderated throughout much of Alaska thanks to a combination of decreased lightning activity and scattered showers in many places. While some places received wetting rain, others, such as Central Interior Alaska, remain dry and will likely stay that way for the next few days. BLM Alaska Fire Service staff are keeping an […]
Continue reading Use caution with fire over Memorial Day Weekend
May 24, 2018 Comments Off on Use caution with fire over Memorial Day Weekend
Don’t let the slow start to Alaska’s wildland fire season fool you – it’s a matter of when, not if, we will experience wildfires. Alaska’s state and federal wildland fire managers remind Alaskans and visitors alike to exercise caution with any activity that could spark a wildfire over Memorial Day Weekend. Despite a mild start […]
Continue reading Aggressive initial attack calms wildfire near Nikolaevsk on Kenai Peninsula
May 14, 2018 Comments Off on Aggressive initial attack calms wildfire near Nikolaevsk on Kenai Peninsula
Firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry and local fire departments are making good progress containing a wildfire near the village of Nikolaevsk on the southern end of the Kenai Peninsula. The fire, estimated at 5 acres, was reported at approximately 4 p.m. off Bolotna Road. The fire was burning in grass and heavy slash […]
Continue reading State forestry responding to wildfire off Tanana Loop Extension in Delta Junction
May 11, 2018 Comments Off on State forestry responding to wildfire off Tanana Loop Extension in Delta Junction
Firefighters from the Division of Forestry and local fire departments are battling a wind-driven wildfire in the Delta Junction area that was caused by a tree falling on a powerline. The North Eielson Fire was reported to the Division Forestry office in Delta at about 1:15 p.m. Friday off Tanana Loop Extension northeast of Delta […]
Continue reading Wildland Fire Prevention and Preparedness Week is May 13-19
May 11, 2018 Comments Off on Wildland Fire Prevention and Preparedness Week is May 13-19
With the winter snow pack nearly gone and the arrival of warmer, drier conditions around Alaska, it’s time to start thinking about wildland fire season. To that end, Governor Bill Walker has declared May 13-19 as Wildland Fire Prevention and Preparedness Week and is asking Alaskans to do their part to prevent wildfires and prepare for them. […]
Continue reading Forestry works on new fire near Nenana
September 15, 2017 Comments Off on Forestry works on new fire near Nenana
Fairbanks Area Forestry firefighters are working on a small fire burning along the Tanana River 15 miles downriver from Nenana. The new fire is one of 31 active fires in Alaska and underscores the continued potential for new fires especially as the fall weather dries out dead and decaying fuels, making them susceptible to new […]
Continue readingTwo new fires keep firefighters busy in Copper River Basin Thursday
August 11, 2017 Comments Off on Two new fires keep firefighters busy in Copper River Basin Thursday
A Division of Forestry heliattack crew, eight BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers and four water-scooping Fire Boss airplanes rushed to aggressively attack a wildfire burning 17 miles east of Lake Louise Thursday evening. It was the second fire of the day for Copper River Area Forestry. A private aircraft reported the fire to the Tok […]
Continue reading Jet load of crews head south to help with busy fire season
August 11, 2017 Comments Off on Jet load of crews head south to help with busy fire season
A mixture of young and veteran Alaska firefighters left BLM Alaska Fire Service facilities at Fort Wainwright Friday morning to help with the busy fire season in the Lower 48. Three emergency firefighter crews from Upper Kalskag, Selawik and Noorvik plus the University of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanook Fire Crew were handed two sack lunches and boarded […]
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