(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 ›
Prescribed Fire
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 ›
Controlled Burns at Sitze Road and Maud Road Shooting Range Enhance Wildfire Preparedness
The Mat-Su Area Forestry & Fire Protection in Palmer capitalized on favorable conditions this week to conduct two proactive prescribed burns. The first, a 10-acre burn at the Sitze Road location, was successfully initiated by the Pioneer Peak Hot Shot… Read More ›
Annual Prescribed Burning Operations Start Soon
For Immediate Release: May 6, 2025 The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) is preparing for multiple prescribed burns in the Delta, Fairbanks, and Matanuska-Susitna Valley areas in the coming months. Burning operations can begin as early as… Read More ›
Burning operations planned on military training lands near Fairbanks, North Pole to reduce wildfire threat
Starting as early as Thursday, BLM AFS will will implement prescribed fires in several live-fire ranges of the Yukon Training Area near Eielson Air Force Base and the Fort Wainwright Small Arms Complex south of Fairbanks.
Prescribed Burns Planned for Bison Range Habitat Spruce Stands
For Immediate Release: May 1, 2025 FInd the PDF News Release Here (Delta Junction, AK) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), in partnership with the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF), will conduct prescribed burns… Read More ›
Update: Pile burning completed near Yankovich Road Fire Wildfire Walk
Residents in the Yankovich Road neighborhood may see smoke during this time. The public is advised not to be alarmed.
Burning operations planned on Donnelly Training Area to reduce wildfire risk near Delta Junction
Starting as early as Sunday, April 13, BLM AFS will conduct prescribed fires in the Donnelly Training Area near Delta Junction to reduce wildfire risk. Operations may continue through May 4 depending on weather conditions.
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 ›
State to Conduct Prescribed Burns in Mat-Su Valley Starting May 13
The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) will be conducting two prescribed burns in Palmer and Wasilla as early as May 13, weather and fuel conditions permitting. The prescribed burns will help eliminate grasses and brush in two… Read More ›