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• Alaska Assistant Attorney General Anne Nelson wins national Smokey Bear Award

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on April 16, 2021

  The Alaska Department of Law (DOL) and Alaska Division of Forestry (DOF) are happy to announce that Chief Assistant Attorney General Anne Nelson has been awarded a 2021 national bronze Smokey Bear Award for her work in updating Alaska’s wildland… Read More ›

• State forestry burn permits required starting April 1

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on March 31, 2021

  Don’t let Mother Nature fool you with all that snow still on the ground, Alaska’s wildland fire season officially starts on Thursday, April 1. While much of Alaska is still buried under a thick blanket of snow, state law requires… Read More ›

• Solicitation period opens for BLM Alaska Fire Service Type 2 firefighting contract crews in Western Alaska

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on March 25, 2021

  Potential contractors have until April 26 to submit proposals The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) is accepting contract proposals for Type 2 wildland firefighting hand crews based in Western Alaska villages for the 2021 fire season…. Read More ›

• State forestry division awards $159,000 in grants to rural Alaska fire departments

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on March 17, 2021

  

  Almost three dozen fire departments around the state will be better equipped to help suppress both structure and wildland fires thanks to grants from the Alaska Division of Forestry (DOF). DOF recently awarded more than $159,000 to 34 rural fire… Read More ›

• A helping shot

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on March 12, 2021

  

  Alaskan firefighting personnel support national vaccination effort  Several Alaskan firefighting personnel including BLM Alaska Fire Service employees have stepped up to aid the effort to provide COVID-19 vaccinations across the nation.   Five AFS personnel and an emergency hire sponsored by BLM in Alaska are working in support of a mechanism that allows utilizing firefighting… Read More ›

• BLM Alaska Fire Service recruiting for 2021 North Star Fire Crew members

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on February 23, 2021

  The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) is now accepting applications for the 2021 North Star Fire Crew. Based at BLM AFS headquarters on Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, the North Star Crew is a Type 2 training… Read More ›

• BLM AFS seeking to add village-based Type 2 wildland firefighting contract crews in Western Alaska

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on February 18, 2021

  

  Solicitation period expected Feb. 25- March 26, 2021  FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Contract proposals for Western Alaska Village-based Type 2 wildland firefighting hand crews will be sought for the 2021 fire season by about March 26, 2021, according to a pre-solicitation notice published… Read More ›

• 2021 medical requirements for all federal EFF

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on February 3, 2021

  March 3 update: All federal emergency firefighters in Alaska must have the medical certification by March 30 in order to participate in the Work Capacity Test (pack test) for the 2021 fire season. Original information (Jan. 26): All Emergency Firefighter… Read More ›

• BLM to burn woody debris piles near Tanacross to reduce wildfire danger

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on October 22, 2020

  

  Signs of Smoke No Cause for Alarm to Tanacross, Tok or motorists FAIRBANKS – The Bureau of Land Management personnel will burn woody debris piles on land it manages near Tanacross Oct. 26-31 to reduce the risk of wildfire, protect private property… Read More ›

• Firefighters hiking in to extinguish small wildfire on Pioneer Peak near Palmer

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on October 14, 2020

  UPDATE 4:30 p.m. – The Pioneer Peak Fire fire is estimated at two-tenths of an acre and is now 70% contained, thanks to the hard work of two firefighters who hiked into the fire with tools and a chainsaw and… Read More ›

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