Alaska Wildland Fire Prevention and Preparedness Week kicks off this weekend, Sunday May 3rd, 2026 May is Wildfire Awareness Month! Today kicks off Nationwide Wildfire Community Preparedness Day which leads us into our very own Alaska specific Alaska Wildland Fire… Read More ›
Alaska Division of Forestry
Train Like We Fight: 29 Cadets Complete the 2026 Alaska Intermediate
BY ALASKA DIVISION OF FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION April 30th, 2026 Fourteen days at Birchwood Camp transformed 29 strangers from villages, towns, and crews across Alaska into one class of fireline-ready firefighters. The morning of the 28th at Birchwood Camp… Read More ›
Forged in the Cold: Alaska’s 2026 Intermediate Wildland Firefighter Academy Builds the Next Generation
One of the coldest winters Alaska has seen in years has left the campus around Birchwood Camp buried in snow, with minimal melt-off and temperatures that bite. It hasn’t slowed a single thing. The 2026 Alaska Intermediate Wildland Firefighter Academy… Read More ›
Prescribed Burn Planned for Matanuska Moose Range in May 2026
(Sutton, AK) – The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP), in partnership with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG), plans to conduct prescribed burns in the Matanuska Valley Moose Range beginning in May 2026, as weather and fuel conditions… Read More ›
State to Conduct Prescribed Burns at Creamer’s Field
(Fairbanks, AK) – The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP) 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 ›
Alaskans can harvest a tree on state land this holiday season
Many Alaska families enjoy heading into the woods each winter to harvest a Christmas tree. The Division of Forestry & Fire Protection helps to support this tradition by allowing residents to cut their own Christmas tree on unrestricted State of… Read More ›
Napaskiak Community Gathers to Discuss Recovery Efforts After Typhoon Halong Damage
Napaskiak, Alaska — More than 20 residents gathered on Monday, October 27th, for a public meeting in Napaskiak to discuss ongoing recovery efforts following severe damage from recent storms. Representatives from the City of Napaskiak, the Village Council, the Association… Read More ›
Fairbanks Area Forestry to Conduct Planned Pile Burn on Nenana Ridge Road
The Fairbanks Area, Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, is providing advance notice to the community of a planned controlled burn of logging slash piles on Nenana Ridge Road. The operation is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, September 23rd,… Read More ›
Final Tok Update as Woody Debris Disposal Site Burn Concludes
Tok, Alaska This is the final update for the 7 Mile Lookout Fire this Alaska fire season, unless there is significant activity. The fire has been placed in monitor status. Anyone with specific questions can call the Tok Fire Information… Read More ›
Division of Forestry & Fire Protection schedules two timber sale auctions in Fairbanks and Delta
The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) has scheduled two fall timber sale auctions. The method of sale will be held in person via live, oral outcry. The auction offers 11 timber sales totaling 249 acres, including 7… Read More ›