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• BLM AFS, U.S. Army monitoring fire southwest of Fort Greely

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on May 1, 2019

  

  BLM Alaska Fire Service and the U.S. Army Alaska are keeping an eye on the Oregon Lakes Impact Area Fire (#077) that grew to 4,000 acres due to warm weather over the past two days. The fire is mostly confined… Read More ›

• Firefighters mopping up small wildfire along Tazlina River near Glennallen

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

  

  State forestry firefighters are mopping up a small wildfire that started near Glennallen on Tuesday. The 3 ½-acre Moose Creek Fire was 50% contained as of Tuesday night and the fire did not show any growth or spread overnight, according… Read More ›

• State forestry battling small wildfire near Glennallen

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on April 30, 2019

  

  Wildland firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry are currently working to suppress a small wildfire near the community of Glennallen. The Moose Creek Fire, estimated at about 1 ½ acres as of 5:30 p.m., is located on the north… Read More ›

• Rash of human-caused fires ushers in Alaska wildfire season; burn suspensions issued, caution advised

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on April 29, 2019

  

  Wildfire season arrived in earnest over the weekend with a spate of human-caused wildfires in Southcentral Alaska. The Alaska Division of Forestry responded to 13 fire reports on Saturday and Sunday, all but two of which were located on the… Read More ›

• State forestry firefighters assist in stopping 2.5-acre brush fire in Ninilchik

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on April 27, 2019

  A quick response by firefighters from local fire departments and the Alaska Division of Forestry helped keep a 2 ½ -acre brush fire in check Saturday on the Kenai Peninsula. The Bluff Drive Fire in Ninilchik was reported at 1:18… Read More ›

• BLM AFS, USARAK to conduct prescribed burn east of Fairbanks

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on April 16, 2019

  

  Smoke may be visible from the Richardson Highway directly east of Fairbanks while the BLM Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS), in cooperation with the U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK), implement a prescribed fire plan for the Small Arms Complex between the Fort… Read More ›

• BLM AFS, USARAK to conduct prescribed burn near North Pole

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

  

  The BLM Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS), in cooperation with the U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK), will implement prescribed fires in the Yukon Training Area (YTA) located between 5-25 miles east of North Pole. Prescribed burning will begin as early as… Read More ›

• State Forestry burn permits required starting April 1

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on March 28, 2019

  

  With drier spring and summer weather fast approaching, the Alaska Division of Forestry reminds residents they must get a permit before burning debris in the open or in burn barrels, starting April 1 in areas under state wildland fire protection…. Read More ›

• BLM AFS, USARAK to conduct prescribed burn near Delta Junction

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on March 22, 2019

  

  The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS), in cooperation with the U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK), will implement prescribed fires in the Donnelly Training Area (DTA) east of the Delta River three to 15 miles south of Delta… Read More ›

• State Forestry releases schedule of statewide firefighter training classes

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on March 19, 2019

  

  The Alaska Division of Forestry will be holding wildland firefighting training classes at different locations around the state in April and May. The classes are for veteran firefighters who already have a Red Card, as well as rookie firefighters looking… Read More ›

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