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• Annual Fireline Safety Refresher Available Online May 7th 1pm for Emergency Firefighters in Southwest Alaska

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 6, 2022

  Seasonal wildland Emergency Firefighters (EFFs) in southwest Alaska are being offered an online Fireline Safety Refresher tomorrow Saturday May 7, 2022 at 1:00 PM. This free required annual training is offered to wildland fire personnel who live in Nikolai, McGrath,… Read More ›

• Public Urged Not to Drive on Forest Roads Statewide During Spring Melt: Urgent Mat-Su Advisory Issued

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 5, 2022

  

  Gravel forest roads are extremely soft and muddy while the snow melts. Public are urged to look for advisories on spring road advisories in their area. Currently the Mat-Su Borough has issued an urgent advisory for public to avoid driving… Read More ›

• Aerial Firefighting Training Simulation today Over Wishbone Hill above Sutton: Advisory to General Aviation Aircraft

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 5, 2022

  

  General aviation aircraft and the public may observe up to five aerial firefighting aircraft simultaneously training over Wishbone Hill above the Jonesville Mine/Sutton between 11:00 and 5:00 pm today. There will be no wildfire on the landscape during the training…. Read More ›

• State forestry to conduct prescribed burns at Creamer’s Field

  By PIO Sam Harrel on May 4, 2022

  

  (Fairbanks, AK) – Weather permitting, the Alaska Division of Forestry will be partnering with the Department of Fish and Game to conduct multiple prescribed burns at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge starting as early as Monday, May 9.  The burns… Read More ›

• Successful pile burn at Narvak Lake increases resilience for remote cabin

  By Alaska National Park Service on May 4, 2022

  

  In April 2022, National Park Service staff took on the logistical challenge of conducting important fuels work at a remote cabin at Narvak Lake within Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Eastern Area Fire Management staff left from… Read More ›

• Smokejumpers mopping up wildfire after first jump of the 2022 Alaska fire season

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on May 3, 2022

  

  Six BLM Alaska Fire Service Smokejumpers are mopping up a 4.6-acre fire that started near at Pitkas Point about 4 miles of southwest St. Mary’s after the first fire jump of the 2022 Alaska fire season for smokejumpers.

• Air Tanker Drop at Great Alaska Aviation Gathering May 8th Kicks off Wildland Fire Prevention & Preparedness Week

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 3, 2022

  

  Attendees of the Great Alaska Aviation Gathering this weekend in Palmer will witness one of the most powerful initial attack resources in Alaska’s wildland firefighting arsenal on full display. Weather and new wildfire starts permitting, the Conair air tanker is… Read More ›

• Prescribed Fire in Palmer Provides Opportunity for Teamwork & Training

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 2, 2022

  

  A pre-planned burn of available fuels under a controlled environment was successfully completed at the Kenny and Patti Barber Shooting Range located on Maud Road on Wednesday, April 20th, 2022. The grasses and brush that often surround these types of… Read More ›

• Takotna and McGrath Fuel Break Project Funded with Work to Begin This Summer by Fire Crews

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on April 29, 2022

  

  Just over a year ago on June 13th, a small 2-3 acre fire burning in black spruce was reported near the Kuskokwim River just six miles south of McGrath, Alaska. What became known as the About Mountain Fire grew substantially… Read More ›

• True Survival Story: Firewise & Fuel Breaks Helped Save Alaskans During Fast Moving McKinley Fire 2019

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on April 28, 2022

  

  Alaskan wildfire survivor Pete Petram describes the terrifying moments he and his wife Sandy spent as flames crossed Hidden Hills Road while evacuating the explosive 2019 McKinley Fire. “Sandy could feel the heat through the door as we drove through… Read More ›

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