Burn permits are suspended Friday, June 13, in the Delta Fire Prevention Area because of very high fire danger due to rising temperatures and dry conditions. This suspension will remain in place until conditions change. The National Weather Service forecasts… Read More ›
Alaska DNR – Division of Forestry (DOF)
Burn Permits suspended in Tok Prevention Area on Friday, June 13
Burn permits are suspended Friday morning, June 13, in the Tok Fire Prevention Area because of very high fire danger due to rising temperatures and dry conditions. This suspension will remain in place until conditions change. The National Weather Service… Read More ›
Firefighters complete Anchorage Hillside project
(Anchorage, AK) – For the greater part of May, the sound of chainsaws rang throughout the neighborhood and billows of white smoke rose from the forested area adjacent to the Hilltop Ski Area. Trail closed signs and caution tape were… Read More ›
Alaska’s Wildland Fire Academies Shape the Next Generation of Fireline Leaders
Unified Training, Statewide Impact: Building Trust Across Alaska’s Firegrounds Alaska’s wildfire landscape is changing. With more fuel on the ground, longer seasons, and work on statewide fuelbreak projects starting earlier and ending later, the need for mission-ready crews is constant…. Read More ›
Controlled Pile Burning to Occur on Anchorage Hillside
(Anchorage, AK) – Controlled pile burning is scheduled to take place next week (as early as Monday) in the Municipality of Anchorage between Hilltop Ski Area and the Prospect Heights Trailhead. Once the piles of brush and debris are ignited,… Read More ›
State Forestry & Anchorage Fire Department collaborate to reduce wildfire risk
(Anchorage, AK) – With an early fire season declared in Alaska’s southern and southwest regions due to low snowpack and dry conditions, the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) is working with the Anchorage Fire Department (AFD) Wildfire… Read More ›
Delta Junction Bison Range to Undergo Prescribed Burns in April
(Delta Junction, AK) – The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, in partnership with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, plans to conduct prescribed burns at the Delta Junction Bison Range near Delta Junction beginning in early April… Read More ›
Early Wildland Fire Season Expected in Alaska
A public order was issued declaring an early fire season in Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection’s (DOF) Coastal Region and Southeast Alaska. Burn permits will be required for all lands in the order starting March 17, 2025. … Read More ›
Low snow, high risk: What Alaskans need to know
By Norm McDonald State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection Alaska is no stranger to wildfire, but this year’s conditions are setting up an unprecedented start to the 2025 fire season. Many areas in… Read More ›
Denali Borough makes progress on new Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Planning IS Wildfire Prevention! Community Wildfire Protection Plans, or CWPPs, serve as living documents and guidebooks to assist local government organizations and landowners in making informed decisions about wildfire preparation and management. They can also be used to apply for… Read More ›