44 firefighters continue working on four staffed fires within the Division of Forestry & Fire Protection’s Coastal Region in the Mat-Su and Southwest Areas. Fire activity remained limited across Southcentral and Southwest Alaska this week. With increased containment on staffed… Read More ›
Alaska’s wildfire season is progressing from Spring’s wind driven fires in dry, fine fuels on the surface to Summer’s duff driven fires where lighting strikes ignite the decaying vegetation that make up the Boreal Forest floor and tundra areas. Slow moving thunderstorms developed across southern Alaska… Read More ›
A pilot reported smoke about 20 miles west of Susitna on the evening of June 19. A DFFP helicopter responded and confirmed the 10-acre Beluga Fire (#213) was burning actively in hardwoods and spruce. There were no immediate values at… Read More ›
A spate of wildfire activity in Southcentral Alaska on Thursday is proof that wildland fire season has arrived in Alaska, even though much of the northern half of the state remains covered in snow. The Alaska Division of Forestry’s Mat-Su… Read More ›
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