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 […]
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Two new fires keep firefighters busy in Copper River Basin Thursday
August 11, 2017 
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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 […]
Continue reading DOF firefighters contain fire near Nenana after locals use bucket brigade to douse flames
August 9, 2017 Comments Off on DOF firefighters contain fire near Nenana after locals use bucket brigade to douse flames
Local residents formed a bucket brigade to knock down a wildfire they found burning next to the Middle Tanana River near Nenana yesterday. Five residents, including a couple of men with past wildland firefighting experience, worked on the fire until an BLM Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) helicopter and Alaska Division of Forestry (DOF) firefighters […]
Continue readingCrews continue to seek out hot spots on Chistochina River Fire
August 9, 2017 Comments Off on Crews continue to seek out hot spots on Chistochina River Fire
Crews continue mopping up the Chistochina River Fire (#381). They secured at least 50 feet in from the fire’s perimeter yesterday. The goal is to ensure the entire 98 acre fire is mopped up and all hot spots are extinguished. This should be enough work to keep the remaining crews busy until early next week. […]
Continue readingFirefighters, scoopers continue work on Chistochina Fire
August 5, 2017 Comments Off on Firefighters, scoopers continue work on Chistochina Fire
Firefighters and water-scoopers jumped into action Saturday morning to catch spot fires from the Chistochina River Fire (#381). On Friday, firefighters on the ground and the four water-scooping Fire Boss airplanes stopped the fire 75-100 yards from nearby homes and the highway. Today, Fire Boss aircraft dropped water from the air while firefighters used hose […]
Continue readingTanana Zone reports three new fires discovered Sunday
July 17, 2017 Comments Off on Tanana Zone reports three new fires discovered Sunday
There were three new fires discovered Sunday in the BLM Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) Tanana fire management zone, an area that roughly covers land from the Colville River on the North Slope, south through Ruby to Denali National Park and Preserve, and east to the Dalton Highway. All three were lightning-caused fires from thunderstorms […]
Continue reading Forestry firefighters stop Big Lake fire
June 18, 2017 Comments Off on Forestry firefighters stop Big Lake fire
Alaska Division of Forestry crews worked late into the night and early Sunday morning to contain a fire near Big Lake. Six DOF firefighters stayed overnight on the fire – named after the nearby Call of the Wild Road – and picked up where they left off at 7 a.m. to get the 3.8 acre […]
Continue readingPrescribed Burns Planned for Delta Junction State Bison Range
April 6, 2017 Comments Off on Prescribed Burns Planned for Delta Junction State Bison Range
The prescribed burns planned for the Delta Junction State Bison Range are expected to begin on Saturday, April 22. Weather and wind conditions will be monitored, along with the moisture in the grass fields. Two weather stations at the respective field complexes help managers determine when to ignite the fields. Also, through close coordination with […]
Continue reading New burn permits required starting April 1
March 30, 2017 Comments Off on New burn permits required starting April 1
(Fairbanks, AK) – The Alaska Division of Forestry reminds residents that general burn permits for open debris burning and the use of burn barrels are required starting April 1 in areas under state wildland fire protection. Burn permits are required annually and residents must obtain a new permit at the start of each season. Burn […]
Continue reading Village crews help on Lower 48 fires
September 2, 2016 Comments Off on Village crews help on Lower 48 fires
Sept. 2, 2016 – Five 20-person rural Alaska Emergency Firefighter (EFF) crews headed south late last week to help work on a handful of wildland fires burning in the Lower 48. Two crews from Chevak and one each from Hooper Bay, Kaltag and Huslia first landed in California near where the Alaska Interagency Management Team […]
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