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• Wildfire along Alaska Highway drawing swift response from state forestry

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 1, 2017

  

  A wildfire west of Tok along the Alaska Highway is drawing a swift and aggressive response from the Alaska Division of Forestry. Estimated at 300 acres, the North Robertson Fire is burning in black spurce about 2 miles west of… Read More ›

• Burn smart and be safe with fire over Memorial Day Weekend

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 25, 2017

  

  Memorial Day Weekend marks the unofficial start of summer in Alaska and with it comes the potential for increased wildfire activity. The first holiday weekend of the summer traditionally leads to new wildfire starts caused by campfires, debris burning, barbecue… Read More ›

• Fire escapes unattended burn barrel, destroys home near Copper Center

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 17, 2017

  

  A home on the Old Richardson Highway near Copper Center was destroyed Tuesday afternoon as the result of a grass fire that originated from an unattended burn barrel on the property. Wildland firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry and… Read More ›

• Anchorage Fire Department and Alaska Division of Forestry join forces to build fire break in Eagle River

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 17, 2017

  The Anchorage Fire Department (AFD) is teaming up with the Alaska Division of Forestry (DOF) to help the residents of an at-risk subdivision prepare for a wildfire by constructing a shaded fuel break. The Eagle River subdivision is located on… Read More ›

• Wildfire on Kodiak Island draws response from State Forestry

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 12, 2017

  

  The Alaska Division of Forestry responded to a wildland fire on Kodiak Island Thursday afternoon. The 91-acre Saltrey Creek Fire was reported at approximately 12:30 p.m. by a member of the Womens Bay Fire Department. The fire was estimated at… Read More ›

• BLM AFS and U.S. Army Alaska to Conduct Prescribed Burn in Stuart Creek Impact Area

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on May 5, 2017

  

  Starting as early as Sunday and as weather and conditions allow, the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) and U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK) will implement a prescribed fire in the Yukon Training Area located approximately 35 miles east… Read More ›

• Forestry, local fire departments corral 25-acre grass fire near Delta Junction

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 4, 2017

  

  Firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry, Fort Greely and Rural Deltana Volunteer Fire Department acted quickly to corral a 25-acre grass fire in Delta Junction on Thursday afternoon that closed Nistler Road for a short time due to heavy… Read More ›

• Division of Forestry assists ADF&G with prescribed burn on Delta Junction Bison Range

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 2, 2017

  

  Lighted drip torch in hand, Sue Rodman tipped the head of the torch toward the ground and began walking across a corner of the Delta Junction Bison Range. A line of flame followed her as a combination of diesel fuel… Read More ›

• BLM AFS, USARAK to conduct prescribed burn near Fairbanks, Eielson AFB

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on April 28, 2017

  

  (FAIRBANKS) – Starting as early as Saturday and as weather and conditions allow, the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) will implement a prescribed fire on Fort Wainwright immediately east of Fairbanks and the Yukon Training Area,… Read More ›

• BLM AFS Smokejumpers log first fire jump of year

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on April 27, 2017

  BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers had their first fire jump of the year Wednesday to help contain a fire on military lands outside Delta Junction. When Delta Training Area Range Control reported the fire just after 5 p.m., it was… Read More ›

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