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• Lightning continues to ignite fires in Western Alaska

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 4, 2020

  

  Lightning continues to sweep across Alaska and is blamed for leaving at least 57 new fires in its wake since Saturday. Most these new fires are in Western Alaska including the 15 new fires Wednesday in the BLM Alaska Fire… Read More ›

• Rain, higher humidity calms Clear Creek Fire burning south of Fairbanks

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 2, 2020

  

  June 6, 2020 update – After receiving a significant amount of rain this week, the Clear Creek Fire (#128) burning in the Tanana Flats Training Area 9 miles south of Fairbanks exhibited no fire activity and very little smoke during two flights… Read More ›

• Lightning ignites at least 15 fires across Alaska this weekend

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on May 31, 2020

  

  Firefighters and aircraft were are busy Sunday working on two lightning-caused fires burning within 25 miles of Unlakleet with more firefighters slated to joint the effort after lightning became a big factor in new fire starts in Alaska this weekend…. Read More ›

• Local responders to Aniak plane crash praised; injured state forestry personnel recovering

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 29, 2020

  Three of the four Division of Forestry employees injured in a plane crash in the Western Alaska village of Aniak on Thursday are recovering in Anchorage hospitals today while the fourth has been treated and released. The three individuals still… Read More ›

• Wildfire threat reduced on more than 68,000 acres of military training lands in Interior Alaska

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

  

  Prescribed burning to reduce the threat of wildfire on military training lands in Interior Alaska was completed with approximately 30,000 acres burned to treat more than 68,000 acres.

• Firefighters stop spread of wildfire started by burning motorhome near Soldotna

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

  Wildland firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry’s Kenai/Kodiak station were able to halt the spread of a small wildfire that was started when a motorhome caught fire Thursday afternoon near Soldotna. Firefighters responded to the fire at approximately 3:45… Read More ›

• Four Division of Forestry employees survive plane crash in Aniak

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

  UPDATE 7:45 p.m. – All four Division of Forestry employees that were injured in the crash have been medevaced to Anchorage with serious but non-life threatening injuries. Three of the individuals were medevaced to Alaska Native Medical Center and the… Read More ›

• Rain brings end to burn suspension, except on Kenai Peninsula

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 26, 2020

  

  With widespread weekend rain reducing wildfire danger across much of the state, the Alaska Division of Forestry is rescinding its near-statewide burn permit suspension everywhere except on the Kenai Peninsula, effective immediately. The burn suspension will remain in effect on… Read More ›

• Smokejumpers respond to third human-caused fire west of Fort Yukon

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

  

  Firefighters urge public to be careful outdoor activities don’t ignite a fire BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers are working on the third human-caused fire found west of Fort Yukon in the past two weeks. In the case of the Yukon… Read More ›

• Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve has its first wildfire of the 2020 season

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on May 23, 2020

  

  On Friday, May 22 the Alaska Division of Forestry office in Tok contacted the BLM Alaska Fire Service (AFS) Dispatch with a pilot’s report of new smoke in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. AFS conducted a reconnaissance that day and confirmed… Read More ›

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