The Bureau of Land Management’s Fairbanks District Office today issued a to restrict open fires, fireworks, and explosives on BLM-managed lands throughout the District except for areas north Wiseman, Alaska. The order goes into effect tonight at midnight and will last until rescinded.
Due to recent precipitation around much of the area, fire danger has moderated allowing the Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, Kenai-Kodiak Area Office, to rescind the current burn suspension. As of 9:00 am on Monday, June 30, 2025, the… Read More ›
With cooler and wetter weather, burn permit suspensions for the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF), Valdez-Copper River Fire Prevention Area will be lifted beginning on Sunday, June 29, 2025. This suspension is being lifted because of a… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
The Alaska Division of Frestry & Fire Protection, Tok Area has suspended burn permits due to very high fire danger. The suspension will remain in place until conditions improve. Call the Burn Permit Hotline, (907) 883-1413 ext. 2303 or check… Read More ›
With the return of cooler weather and wetting rains throughout Interior Alaska over the past 24 hours and with more in the forecast, the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection has lifted burn suspensions throughout Alaska and will continue… Read More ›
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for most areas north of the Alaska Range to the foothills of the Brooks Range and from the Canadian border to west of McGrath for low humidities, high temperatures and… Read More ›
Recreation sites near Wickersham Dome Trailhead evacuated as the Lost Horse Creek Fire approaches BLM Alaska, Fairbanks District Office – August 5, 2023 FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Due to ongoing wildland fire activity associated with the Lost Horse Creek Fire (#296), the Bureau… Read More ›
The Division of Forestry & Fire Protection issued an additional Burn Permit Suspension for the Fairbanks Area starting Wednesday, July 26. Burn permits remain suspended for Tok and Delta areas due to due to Very High Fire Danger conditions. The suspensions will remain in place until conditions change. Burning of debris piles or utilizing a burn barrel is prohibited. Please note that cooking and warming types fires are still allowed but extreme caution must be used due to high wildfire potential should an ember escape or a fire be left unattended or not completely put out.
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 