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• BLM AFS seeks contracts for Alaska village-based Type 2 wildland firefighting crews

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on December 26, 2019

  

  The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) is soliciting contracts for Type 2 wildland firefighting hand crews based in rural Alaska villages for the 2020 fire season. Multiple contractors may be selected to base crews in communities… Read More ›

• BLM AFS 2019 Emergency Firefighter review

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on December 17, 2019

  

  The BLM Alaska Fire Service uses Type 2 Emergency Firefighters (EFF)/Administratively Determined (AD) fire crews and single resource personnel to supplement its regular workforce in the event of wildfire emergencies. The program, which is separate from the State of Alaska’s… Read More ›

• From the Last Frontier to the Land Down Under

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on December 5, 2019

  

  Alaskan tapped as liaison during firefighting efforts in Australia After two days of travel from the northern hemisphere to the land down under, BLM Alaska Fire Service Associate Manager Kyle Cowan arrived in Sydney where he’ll be the  be a… Read More ›

• BLM to burn large brush pile north of Coldfoot next week

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on November 1, 2019

  The Bureau of Land Management’s Central Yukon Field Office, with the help of the BLM Alaska Fire Service, is planning to burn a large brush pile near Mile 180 of the Dalton Highway next week. Weather conditions permitting, the tentative… Read More ›

• Final Video Update from the Swan Lake Fire, October 1, 2019

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on October 1, 2019

  

  Swan Lake Fire to Transition to local Kenai Kodiak Forestry Office on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 The #SwanLakeFire will transition to the local Kenai Kodiak Office tomorrow (Oct. 2, 2019) morning. This video covers the final messages from Zane Brown, Type 3 Team… Read More ›

• FINAL Swan Lake Fire Fact Sheet and Public Information Map-Sept 30th

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on September 30, 2019

  Swan Lake FireFinal Update September 30, 2019   Firefighters working on the 167,164 acre Swan Lake Fire have completed the majority of suppression repair work including chipping brush piles and repairing containment lines built by dozers and crews. The Swan Lake Fire remains… Read More ›

• Sept 27-29th 2:00 PM – Three Day Swan Lake Fire Fact Sheet and Public Information Map

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on September 27, 2019

  

  Three Day Update: September 27-29, 2019  Incident Command: Alaska Type 3 Organization, Zane Brown Incident Commander Size: 167,164 acres                         Containment: 90%                Personnel: 103 Due to little change in the activity of the fire, this update will reflect multiple… Read More ›

• Operations Update for the Swan Lake Fire -September 27, 2019

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on September 27, 2019

  

  If you want to watch the video on YouTube, follow the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65LoaolZjU0 Dan Osborne , Operations Trainee gives an update for the Swan Lake fire. He goes over what the crews have been doing and what the plans are… Read More ›

• Swan Lake Fire-KNWR Opens Limited Areas to The Public for Recreation Access

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on September 26, 2019

  

  United States Department of the Interior KENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE September 26, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Opens Limited Areas toThe Public for Recreation Access Effective Immediately on Thursday, September 26, 2019 The… Read More ›

• 9/26/19 – 11:00 AM – Swan Lake Fire Fact Sheet and Public Information Map

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on September 26, 2019

  

  Thursday, September 26, 2019 Incident Command: Alaska Type 3 Organization, Zane Brown Incident Commander Size: 167,164 acres Containment: 81% Personnel: 102 Containment lines were tested by the gusty winds that traveled through the fire area on Wednesday. Those lines held… Read More ›

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