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• A helping shot

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on March 12, 2021

  

  Alaskan firefighting personnel support national vaccination effort  Several Alaskan firefighting personnel including BLM Alaska Fire Service employees have stepped up to aid the effort to provide COVID-19 vaccinations across the nation.   Five AFS personnel and an emergency hire sponsored by BLM in Alaska are working in support of a mechanism that allows utilizing firefighting… Read More ›

• BLM Alaska Fire Service recruiting for 2021 North Star Fire Crew members

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on February 23, 2021

  The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) is now accepting applications for the 2021 North Star Fire Crew. Based at BLM AFS headquarters on Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, the North Star Crew is a Type 2 training… Read More ›

• BLM AFS seeking to add village-based Type 2 wildland firefighting contract crews in Western Alaska

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on February 18, 2021

  

  Solicitation period expected Feb. 25- March 26, 2021  FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Contract proposals for Western Alaska Village-based Type 2 wildland firefighting hand crews will be sought for the 2021 fire season by about March 26, 2021, according to a pre-solicitation notice published… Read More ›

• 2021 medical requirements for all federal EFF

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on February 3, 2021

  March 3 update: All federal emergency firefighters in Alaska must have the medical certification by March 30 in order to participate in the Work Capacity Test (pack test) for the 2021 fire season. Original information (Jan. 26): All Emergency Firefighter… Read More ›

• BLM to burn woody debris piles near Tanacross to reduce wildfire danger

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on October 22, 2020

  

  Signs of Smoke No Cause for Alarm to Tanacross, Tok or motorists FAIRBANKS – The Bureau of Land Management personnel will burn woody debris piles on land it manages near Tanacross Oct. 26-31 to reduce the risk of wildfire, protect private property… Read More ›

• Firefighters hiking in to extinguish small wildfire on Pioneer Peak near Palmer

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on October 14, 2020

  UPDATE 4:30 p.m. – The Pioneer Peak Fire fire is estimated at two-tenths of an acre and is now 70% contained, thanks to the hard work of two firefighters who hiked into the fire with tools and a chainsaw and… Read More ›

• Spruce Moose is state forestry’s new wildfire prevention mascot

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on October 9, 2020

  

  The votes have been tallied and the winner is – Spruce Moose. That’s the name of the Alaska Division of Forestry’s new wildland fire prevention mascot as decided by a recent public vote. Spruce will be the official spokesmoose of… Read More ›

• Four Alaska Fire Service employees lauded for life-saving programs and deeds

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on October 8, 2020

  

  [Boise, Idaho] – Four Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service ( BLM AFS) employees received national 2019 Wildland Fire Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Awards from the National Wildfire Coordinating Group Oct. 5 for their significant contributions to the wildland… Read More ›

• Final round of voting for fire prevention moose name

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on September 18, 2020

  It is time to make the final selection on a name for “Take Time to LEARN Before you Burn” moose mascot. The campaign was launched in 2019 and is a multiyear effort by the Alaska Division of Forestry in conjunction… Read More ›

• History of helping: BLM AFS hotshot crews support fire suppression in the Lower 48

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on September 3, 2020

  Alaska-based BLM hotshot crews, Chena and Midnight Sun, have traveled to support the fire suppression effort in the Lower 48 intermittently since 1987.

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