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• Burn operations planned on military training lands in the Fairbanks North Star Borough to reduce wildfire threat

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on April 30, 2021

  

  Starting as early as May 3, the BLM AFS, in cooperation with U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK), will implement prescribed fires on Fort Wainwright and the Yukon Training Area (YTA) to reduce the likelihood of a large wildfires occurring on military training lands this summer. The areas identified for the prescribed burns in the Small Arms Complex on Fort Wainwright are immediately southeast of Fairbanks on the south side of the Richardson Highway. The areas scheduled for burning in the YTA are five miles north and two to 20 miles east of Eielson Air Force Base. The prescribed burning may continue through May 31, as weather conditions allow. 

• Prescribed burns planned at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge in Fairbanks

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on April 28, 2021

  

  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 3. The burns will be ignited… Read More ›

• Firefighters working to contain 2-acre wildfire near downtown Glennallen

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on April 28, 2021

  UPDATE, 4:40 p.m. The Moose Creek Fire in Glennallen is now 70% contained and firefighters expect to reach full containment in the next hour. Resources from the GlennRich Fire Rescue have been release from the scene and the helicopter will… Read More ›

• Dry, pre-greenup conditions lead to more grass fires in Southcentral Alaska

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on April 26, 2021

  An escaped lawn burn destroyed a storage shed in Homer on Sunday and there were three more grass fires reported in the Mat-Su Valley over the weekend, evidence that wildland fire season has officially arrived in Southcentral Alaska. With the… Read More ›

• Grass fires in Mat-Su Valley are evidence that exposed fuels are ready to burn

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on April 20, 2021

  The recent, rapid snow melt has ushered in the grass fire season in the Mat-Su Valley. Property owners need to get a Division of Forestry burn permit and follow the safe burning guidelines listed on it if they are burning… Read More ›

• Burning operations planned for military training lands in Interior Alaska to reduce wildfire threat

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on April 20, 2021

  Personnel could start ignitions as early as Thursday The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) and U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK) will soon implement multiple prescribed fires on military training lands in Interior Alaska. Burning could begin as… Read More ›

• Alaska Assistant Attorney General Anne Nelson wins national Smokey Bear Award

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on April 16, 2021

  The Alaska Department of Law (DOL) and Alaska Division of Forestry (DOF) are happy to announce that Chief Assistant Attorney General Anne Nelson has been awarded a 2021 national bronze Smokey Bear Award for her work in updating Alaska’s wildland… Read More ›

• State forestry burn permits required starting April 1

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on March 31, 2021

  Don’t let Mother Nature fool you with all that snow still on the ground, Alaska’s wildland fire season officially starts on Thursday, April 1. While much of Alaska is still buried under a thick blanket of snow, state law requires… Read More ›

• Solicitation period opens for BLM Alaska Fire Service Type 2 firefighting contract crews in Western Alaska

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on March 25, 2021

  Potential contractors have until April 26 to submit proposals The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) is accepting contract proposals for Type 2 wildland firefighting hand crews based in Western Alaska villages for the 2021 fire season…. Read More ›

• State forestry division awards $159,000 in grants to rural Alaska fire departments

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on March 17, 2021

  

  Almost three dozen fire departments around the state will be better equipped to help suppress both structure and wildland fires thanks to grants from the Alaska Division of Forestry (DOF). DOF recently awarded more than $159,000 to 34 rural fire… Read More ›

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