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• Weekly fire report: 22 human caused fires in Alaska last week

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 22, 2023

  

  There have been 57 human caused fires in Alaska in 2023 with 22 occurring just in the last week. Most notably was the 310-acre Barley Way Fire in Delta on Saturday, May 20 that led to the first fire jump… Read More ›

• Barley Way Fire reaches 310 acres and 60% containment

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 22, 2023

  

  Hotshot crews and the contracted excavator continued work throughout the day on Sunday, May 21 and reached 60% containment on the Barley Way Fire. The Incident Commander scouted the perimeter of the fire to determine the updated size at 310… Read More ›

• Barley Way Fire at 40% containment, crews to continue containment and mop-up operations

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 21, 2023

  

  A member of the public reported a wildfire between Spruce Road and Barley Way in Delta Junction at 1:30pm on Saturday, May 20. The Incident Commander reported the Barley Way Fire to be 10 acres burning in grass and mostly… Read More ›

• Interagency resources responding to Barley Way Fire 057 East of Delta Junction

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 20, 2023

  

  7:36 PM UPDATE: The fire is now an estimated 100 acres. Three helicopters conducted bucket operations throughout the afternoon and the Midnight Sun and Chena Hotshots crews are on site. Resources will work into the evening and remain overnight. “We… Read More ›

• Red Flag Warning and Burn Permit Suspensions for Interior Alaska

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 19, 2023

  Red Flag Warnings are in effect for hot, dry, and windy conditions in the Eastern Interior, U.S. Weather Service Zones 222, 223, 225 and 226, Friday, May 19, as an upper-level ridge builds over the area. In addition to the… Read More ›

• Red Flag Warning for Mat-Su area Thursday evening, May 18

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 18, 2023

  

  The US National Weather Service Alaska issued a Red Flag Warning, effective from 4:00pm to 10:00pm Thursday, May 18 in the Matanuska Valley, southern Susitna Valley, and Copper River Basin.   An upper-level ridge will remain over Southcentral Alaska through Friday morning, allowing for… Read More ›

• State to conduct annual prescribed burns at Creamer’s Field Thursday, May 18

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 17, 2023

  

  The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) will be partnering with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to conduct multiple prescribed burns at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge near Fairbanks on Thursday, May 18, weather permitting. They… Read More ›

• State Division of Forestry & Fire Protection to perform prescribed burns in Wasilla Wednesday, May 17

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 15, 2023

  

  MAY 16 UPDATE: PRESCRIBED BURN IN WASILLA POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER. DOF WILL PROCEED WITH THE PRESCRIBED BURN TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY MAY 17 IF WEATHER ALLOWS. The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) will be conducting a small, prescribed… Read More ›

• Weekly fire report: 19 human caused fires in Alaska last week

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 15, 2023

  

  There have now been 37 human caused fires in Alaska so far this season, 19 of them occurred just last week. The US National Weather Service Alaska issued a Red Flag Warning from noon Sunday, May 14 and extended through… Read More ›

• Help report danger trees – DOF has responded to 202 power line fires since 2014

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 12, 2023

  

  By actively reporting danger trees to local utility companies, you can help prevent the occurrence of devastating wildfires. DOF has responded to 202 power line fires totaling 10,116 acres since 2014. Most of these wildfires were contained at a relatively… Read More ›

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