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• 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 ›

• 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 ›

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