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• BLM Alaska Fire Service, U.S. Army To Burn Debris Piles on Military Lands

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on October 5, 2016

  

  Oct. 5, 2016 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – The U. S. Army Alaska, in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service, will be burning piles of woody debris created this summer during hazardous fuels reduction projects on the Fort… Read More ›

• 2016 Alaska fire season numbers well below normal

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on September 30, 2016

  

  Fairbanks, AK – Sept. 30 – Despite an early start to Alaska’s 2016 wildfire season, the number of acres burned this summer ended up well below normal levels. A total of 558 wildfires burned 500,095 acres in Alaska this summer,… Read More ›

• Smokejumpers respond to fire near Koyuk

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on September 2, 2016

  

  Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 –  BLM Alaska Fire Service Smokejumpers are responding to a fire burning in tundra about two miles east of Koyuk. The fire was reported by villagers at approximately 1:30 p.m. today. Agency personnel flew over the fire… Read More ›

• Village crews help on Lower 48 fires

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on September 2, 2016

  

  Sept. 2, 2016 – Five 20-person rural Alaska Emergency Firefighter (EFF) crews headed south late last week to help work on a handful of wildland fires burning in the Lower 48. Two crews from Chevak and one each from Hooper… Read More ›

• Hunters advised to be careful with fire during hunting season

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on August 12, 2016

  

  With hunting season underway, the Alaska Division of Forestry and BLM Alaska Fire Service ask hunters to use caution with anything that could cause a wildfire. While abundant rainfall, shorter daylight hours and cooler temperatures have decreased fire danger across… Read More ›

• Crews head south for Lower 48 fires

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on August 3, 2016

  Click on photos to see image. Aug. 3, 2016 – Five 20-person Alaska firefighting crews boarded a jet Wednesday afternoon to join firefighting efforts in the Lower 48. The Division of Forestry Type 2 Initial Attack (IA) Gannett Glacier and White Mountain crews, the… Read More ›

• Smoke hampers visibility on Richardson Highway south of Glennallen

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 3, 2016

  

  2 p.m., Aug. 3, 2016 – Smoke from the two fires burning along the Tiekel River is impacting visibility between mileposts 40-50 of the Richardson Highway. The fires are not showing any significant activity, but have been receiving rain which… Read More ›

• Personnel Reduced, Continued Monitoring on Steamboat Creek Fire

  By Alaska National Park Service on July 31, 2016

  

  Copper Center, AK: The fire acreage is still unchanged at 19,719 acres. Fire personnel flew the fire perimeter and observed that several smoldering areas still exist, but are not approaching areas of concern near the Chitina River. It is smoldering… Read More ›

• Update for Seward Highway pull-offs

  By AK_PIO_Saarloos on July 30, 2016

  Motorists should continue to use caution when driving the Seward Highway through the fire area. The 35mph speed limit has been reduced through the affected fire area but has been shortened to 1/4 mile north of McHugh Creek to  1/4… Read More ›

• Steamboat Creek Fire Smolders, Historic Cabin Cleared

  By Alaska National Park Service on July 30, 2016

  

  Copper Center, AK: Small amounts of rain have kept fire acreage unchanged at 19,719 acres. On Thursday, July 28th, fire managers landed at the historic Monohan Cabin to cut brush and fuels to reach a “Firewise” standard. The “Firewise” program… Read More ›

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