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• Alaska Type 2 Emergency Firefighter Crews mobilize to Colorado

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on August 28, 2020

  Three Alaska Division of Forestry managed Type 2 Emergency Firefighting (EFF) crews from rural Alaska mobilized to Colorado today, Aug. 28 to help with the busy fire season. These crews are mostly made up with firefighters from remote communities in Southwest and Eastern Interior Alaska.

• First line of fireline EMTs

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on August 11, 2020

  

  Having qualified and capable medical first responders among initial attack firefighters directly on the fireline is crucial to treating trauma in the field, especially in Alaska. Organized by BLM AFS, this three-week Basic EMT class is routinely offered to AFS and State of Alaska wildland firefighters who may be the only ones working on a remote fire.

• Hunters heading afield can help reduce wildland fire danger

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on August 6, 2020

  

  (Fairbanks, AK) – With many hunting seasons in Alaska opening this month, the Alaska Division of Forestry reminds hunters heading into the woods to be careful with any activities that could ignite a wildfire. While abundant rainfall, shorter daylight hours and cooler temperatures… Read More ›

• Ahead of the fire

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 29, 2020

  BLM AFS makes Interior villages more resilient to wildfires This year’s unusually slow fire season enabled the BLM Alaska Fire Service to start working on protecting the Interior Alaska community of Alatna from future wildfires. The BLM AFS Chena Hotshot… Read More ›

• North Star Fire Crew to burn woody debris piles near Eielson AFB

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 24, 2020

  Starting as early as Monday, the BLM Alaska Fire Service North Star Fire Crew will burn piles of woody debris created to reduce the risk of wildfire on military training lands near Eielson Air Force Base. This effort is a collaboration between the BLM AFS and the U.S. Army Alaska. As conditions allow, the burning could continue through August. 

• Alaska crews head south to help fight Lower 48 wildfires

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 24, 2020

  

  Three Alaska wildland firefighting crews headed to the Lower 48 on Friday to assist with wildfire suppression efforts in the western United States. The three crews – the BLM Alaska Fire Service Midnight Sun and Chena interagency hotshot crews and… Read More ›

• No reported injuries in aviation incident on Birch Creek Fire

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 15, 2020

  No injuries were reported after an aircraft incident during suppression efforts on a wildfire about 120 air miles north of Fairbanks Tuesday afternoon. The airplane was scooping out of an unnamed body of water about 2-3 miles north of the fire when the incident occurred.

• Firefighters snuff out small wildfire near Tustumena Lake on Kenai Peninsula

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 15, 2020

  Firefighters from the Kenai/Kodiak Area forestry station are mopping up a small wildfire that was reported Tuesday afternoon near Tustumena Lake on the Kenai Peninsula. The Border Lake Fire (#348) is estimated at ½  acre and is located about 3… Read More ›

• BLM AFS smokejumpers mopping up fire northwest of Circle

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 14, 2020

  BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers are busy mopping up the Birch Creek Fire (#346) after they and assisting aircraft were able to catch the Birch Creek Fire at 15 acres Tuesday evening.

• Smokejumpers respond to two new fires in Interior Alaska

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 13, 2020

  BLM Alaska Fire Service Smokejumpers responded to two fires in rural Alaska in the last few days, emphasizing dry conditions still exist in some areas despite the wet, cold weather present in other regions. The Richmond Fire (#338) burning 39 miles north of Bettles is suspected of being human caused. It’s a reminder that people still need to be careful that their outdoor activities don’t ignite a fire.

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