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• Dry conditions prompt wildfire safety warnings for Memorial Day weekend

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 21, 2020

  

  With extremely dry conditions persisting across much of Alaska, wildland fire managers are asking the public to be mindful of the potential for wildfires during Memorial Day weekend. “For many Alaskans, Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer,”… Read More ›

• BLM issues fire restrictions for federal lands near Steese Highway NOAA Facility

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on May 19, 2020

  

  FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on May 14 issued a Fire Prevention Order prohibiting campfires, explosives and fireworks on federal lands in a fire-prone area of black spruce off of Gilmore Trail north of Fairbanks and north… Read More ›

• Moose Meadows Fire 100 percent contained; crews continuing mopping up

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 18, 2020

  The 56-acrew Moose Meadows Fire north of Wasilla was declared 100 percent contained as of 8:10 p.m. Sunday and crews are continuing mop-up operations today. More than 50 firefighters, including both the Pioneer Peak Hotshot Crew and Gannett Glacier Fire… Read More ›

• Crews hoping for full containment of 56-acre Moose Meadows Fire today

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 17, 2020

  Firefighters worked until 11 p.m. Saturday and were back at it at 8 a.m. Sunday as they work to contain a wildfire approximately 6 miles north of Wasilla. The size of the Moose Meadows Fire increased from 42 to 56… Read More ›

• Moose Meadows 40 percent contained; estimated at 42 acres

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 16, 2020

  UPDATE 9:30 P.M. – The Moose Meadows Fire north of Wasilla is 40 percent contained. Crews are continuing to lay hose around the fire to provide a water supply that will help boost containment. Aircraft have finished aerial support efforts… Read More ›

• Firefighters battling 10-acre Moose Meadows Fire north of Wasilla

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 16, 2020

  UPDATE 5:30 p.m.The size of the Moose Meadows Fire is now estimated at 46 acres as of 5:10 p.m. due to more accurate mapping. Firefighters are getting a good handle on containment despite the increase in size. A second helicopter… Read More ›

• AFS Smokejumpers conduct first fire jump of year near Fort Yukon

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on May 12, 2020

  

  BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers mobilized Tuesday afternoon for the first time this year for a small fire burning about 13 miles west of Fort Yukon. The eight smokejumpers were able to stop the 1-acre Mink Fire’s movement within a… Read More ›

• Governor Dunleavy urges Alaskans to prepare for, prevent wildfires

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 11, 2020

  With the state’s second-worst wildland fire season looming large in Alaskans’ memories, Governor Mike Dunleavy has proclaimed Wildland Fire Prevention and Preparedness Week (May 10-16) to help reduce the risk of a replay this summer. The governor, along with fire… Read More ›

• First retardant drop of season helps stop wildfire threatening cabins near Ninilchik

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 11, 2020

  The Alaska Division of Forestry deployed its first air retardant tanker of the season on Sunday to help combat a small wildfire threatening cabins in the Caribou Hills near Ninilchik on the Kenai Peninsula. State Forestry wildland firefighters and firefighters… Read More ›

• Small campfires are OK during burn permit suspension but use caution

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 7, 2020

  

  Wildland fire technicians from Mat-Su Area Forestry responded to King Mountain State Recreation Site near Sutton on Wednesday and discovered five abandoned campfires that were still burning or smoldering. Fortunately, none of the campfires escaped to start a wildfire and… Read More ›

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