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• Wildfire in Rosie Creek area south of Fairbanks draws aggressive response from State Forestry

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 3, 2018

  

  The Alaska Division of Forestry is responding to an approximately 30- to 60-acre acre wildfire in the Rosie Creek Area southwest of Fairbanks with multiple aircraft and personnel. The Livingston Fire was reported at 5:18 p.m. after several members of… Read More ›

• Smokejumpers attack fire near Livengood for first fire jump of season

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 1, 2018

  

    A pair of Alaska smokejumpers logged the first fire jump of the season Friday on a small fire burning close to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline about five miles southwest of Livengood. The Ready Bullion Creek Fire (#103) was reported to the Division… Read More ›

• Forest Service crew working on fire north of Juneau

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 1, 2018

  

  A U.S. Forest Service crew of firefighters from Juneau are working on containing a 56-acre fire in Berner’s Bay, north of the city. The Antler Fire started on May 31 at approximately 1 p.m. and the cause is under investigation…. Read More ›

• Use caution with fire over Memorial Day Weekend

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 24, 2018

  

  Don’t let the slow start to Alaska’s wildland fire season fool you – it’s a matter of when, not if, we will experience wildfires. Alaska’s state and federal wildland fire managers remind Alaskans and visitors alike to exercise caution with… Read More ›

• BLM Issues Fire Prohibition for Federal Lands near Steese Highway NOAA Facility

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on May 23, 2018

  

  FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has 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 of the… Read More ›

• Aggressive initial attack calms wildfire near Nikolaevsk on Kenai Peninsula

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 14, 2018

  

  Firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry and local fire departments are making good progress containing a wildfire near the village of Nikolaevsk on the southern end of the Kenai Peninsula. The fire, estimated at 5 acres, was reported at… Read More ›

• Firefighters working to contain fire near Nikolaevsk on Kenai Peninsula

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 14, 2018

  

  Firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry are responding to a wildfire near the village of Nikolaevsk on the southern end of the Kenai Peninsula near Anchor Point. The fire was reported at approximately 4 p.m. and is currently estimated… Read More ›

• Firefighters mopping up 250-acre wildfire near Delta Junction

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 12, 2018

  

  Firefighters are mopping up a wildfire that broke out near Delta Junction on Friday and burned an estimated 250 acres before it was brought under control. The North Eielson Fire was reported at approximately 1:15 p.m. off Tanana Loop Extension… Read More ›

• Firefighters get handle on Delta wildfire as high winds spark multiple fires in Fairbanks, Delta and Tok

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 11, 2018

  

  As a result of high winds, the Alaska Division of Forestry and local fire departments in Fairbanks, Delta Junction and Tok have responded to multiple reports of trees falling on powerlines and starting grass fires. There have been at least… Read More ›

• State forestry responding to wildfire off Tanana Loop Extension in Delta Junction

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 11, 2018

  

  Firefighters from the Division of Forestry and local fire departments are battling a wind-driven wildfire in the Delta Junction area that was caused by a tree falling on a powerline. The North Eielson Fire was reported to the Division Forestry… Read More ›

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