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• 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 ›

• About 60% of prescribed burning to reduce the threat of wildfire on Interior Alaska military training lands complete

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on May 5, 2020

  

  About 60 percent of prescribed burning to reduce the threat of wildfire on military training lands in Interior Alaska is complete with the rest targeted for completion sometime in the next two weeks – as long as the weather cooperates.

• Even with burn permit suspension in place, State Forestry responds to 14 new wildfires over the weekend

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 4, 2020

  Despite a burn permit suspension that went into effect for much of the state on Friday, May 1, wildland firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry responded to 14 new wildfires around the state on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Several… Read More ›

• Trumpeter Fire in Point MacKenzie expected to be fully contained today

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 1, 2020

  Firefighters should achieve full containment of the 130-acre Trumpeter Fire in Point MacKenzie by the end of shift today, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The fire was reported to be 75 percent contained as of Friday morning. The… Read More ›

• Containment on Trumpeter Fire in Point MacKenzie bumped up to 40 percent

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on April 30, 2020

  Firefighters on Thursday continued making good headway in containing the 120-acre Trumpeter Fire burning in the Point MacKenzie area of the Mat-Su Valley. As of 5 p.m., the fire had not increased in size and containment had bumped up from… Read More ›

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