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• Prescribed Burns Planned for Bison Range Habitat Spruce Stands

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 1, 2025

  

  For Immediate Release: May 1, 2025 FInd the PDF News Release Here (Delta Junction, AK) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), in partnership with the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF), will conduct prescribed burns… Read More ›

• Alaskans, Are You Ready? Wildfire Prevention Week Kicks Off May 3

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on April 30, 2025

  

  Alaska Wildland Fire Prevention and Preparedness Week kicks off this weekend, Saturday May 3rd 2025.  Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proclaimed May 3rd–9th, as Wildland Fire Prevention and Preparedness Week in Alaska. This serves as a timely public reminder that while… Read More ›

• Update: Pile burning completed near Yankovich Road Fire Wildfire Walk

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on April 16, 2025

  

  Residents in the Yankovich Road neighborhood may see smoke during this time. The public is advised not to be alarmed.

• BLM fire restrictions help protect properties and residences north of Fairbanks

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on April 11, 2025

  

  In an effort to ensure the safety of local residents and protect natural resources, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Fairbanks District Office is implementing a fire prevention order for federal lands in a fire-sensitive area near Fox, Alaska, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration facility site on the Steese Highway.

• Burning operations planned on Donnelly Training Area to reduce wildfire risk near Delta Junction

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on April 10, 2025

  

  Starting as early as Sunday, April 13, BLM AFS will conduct prescribed fires in the Donnelly Training Area near Delta Junction to reduce wildfire risk. Operations may continue through May 4 depending on weather conditions. 

• First 2025 Alaska wildfire ignites before Iditarod winner crosses the finish line

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on April 7, 2025

  Alaska wildland fire leadership encourages people to prepare for the upcoming season.

• State to Conduct Prescribed Burns at Creamer’s Field

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on April 1, 2025

  

  (Fairbanks, AK) – The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) is partnering with the Alaska Department of Fish & Game to conduct multiple prescribed burns at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge near Fairbanks starting as early as May… Read More ›

• Alaska’s Wildland Fire Season Begins: Burn Permits Now Required Statewide

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on April 1, 2025

  

  As of April 1, Alaska’s wildland fire season is officially underway, and burn permits are now required statewide.This includes Northern and Interior Alaska, while Southern and Southwest regions entered fire season early on March 17 due to low snowpack and… Read More ›

• Delta Junction Bison Range to Undergo Prescribed Burns in April

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on March 26, 2025

  

  (Delta Junction, AK) – The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, in partnership with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, plans to conduct prescribed burns at the Delta Junction Bison Range near Delta Junction beginning in early April… Read More ›

• Early Wildland Fire Season Expected in Alaska

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on March 6, 2025

  

  A public order was issued declaring an early fire season in Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection’s (DOF) Coastal Region and Southeast Alaska. Burn permits will be required for all lands in the order starting March 17, 2025. ​… Read More ›

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