The Bureau of Land Management’s Central Yukon Field Office, with the help of the BLM Alaska Fire Service, is planning to burn a large brush pile near Mile 180 of the Dalton Highway next week. Weather conditions permitting, the tentative ignition date is November 5 but it could occur anytime between Nov. 5-20. When ignition […]
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BLM to burn large brush pile north of Coldfoot next week
November 1, 2019 
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Current fire and fireworks restrictions to help you have a safe and enjoyable 4th of July
July 3, 2019 Comments Off on Current fire and fireworks restrictions to help you have a safe and enjoyable 4th of July
Campfire restrictions Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Kenai Fjords National Park, Kenai Peninsula State Parks, and Chugach National Forest lands on the Kenai Peninsula Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Open campfires are restricted to designated campgrounds or cabins within enclosed metal fire grates or designated fire rings provided. Use of cooking stoves and gas grills […]
Continue reading Division of Forestry assists ADF&G with prescribed burn on Delta Junction Bison Range
May 2, 2017 Comments Off on Division of Forestry assists ADF&G with prescribed burn on Delta Junction Bison Range
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 and gasoline dripped from the burning torch onto a mat of dead grass and willow […]
Continue readingSouthwest wildfires increase in size due to windy conditions
July 18, 2016 Comments Off on Southwest wildfires increase in size due to windy conditions
July 18, 5:45 p.m. – Winds continue to increase the spread of multiple wildfires burning in Southwest Alaska despite cloud cover and cooler temperatures. Alaska Division of Forestry firefighters have been deployed to protect cabins, structures and allotments that are threatened from the growing fires. The Donlin Mine is located 6 miles east of the […]
Continue readingRain aids suppression efforts on Warren Creek Fire in northwest Alaska
June 13, 2016 Comments Off on Rain aids suppression efforts on Warren Creek Fire in northwest Alaska
3:30 p.m. June 13, 2016 – The more than 150 wildland firefighters working to suppress the Warren Creek Fire burning in northwest Alaska received assistance from Mother Nature in the form of light rain Sunday night and Monday to help prevent any further spread of the fire. The size of the fire was officially listed at […]
Continue readingTwenty-four cadets graduate from Alaska Advanced Wildland Firefighter Academy
May 23, 2016 Comments Off on Twenty-four cadets graduate from Alaska Advanced Wildland Firefighter Academy
A class of 24 cadets recently graduated from the Alaska Advanced Wildland Firefighter Academy held at the Lost Lake Boy Scout Camp near Fairbanks from April 24 to May 9. The Academy is sponsored by the Alaska Division of Forestry. Firefighters from around the state attended the Academy. There were cadets from the villages/communities of […]
Continue readingDivision of Forestry calls in smokejumpers for 10-acre fire near Palmer
April 17, 2016 Comments Off on Division of Forestry calls in smokejumpers for 10-acre fire near Palmer
Smokejumpers from the BLM Alaska Fire Service and the Division of Forestry are working to contain an approximately 10-acre wildfire burning in a remote area near the Knik River outside Palmer. The fire was reported at approximately 5:30 p.m. Saturday but wildland firefighters from the Division of Forestry were not able to access the fire […]
Continue readingAlaska firefighters headed to Lower 48
August 13, 2015 Comments Off on Alaska firefighters headed to Lower 48
As Alaska moves into its seasonal rain pattern, wildland fire activity has moderated. The fire season in the Lower 48, however, is in full swing as the National Preparedness Level moved to five, the highest level of planning and organizing of resources in reaction to increasing fire danger. Firefighters from Alaska are answering the call […]
Continue readingLast of BLM’s fire restrictions are lifted
July 29, 2015 Comments Off on Last of BLM’s fire restrictions are lifted
Recent weather conditions have led the Bureau of Land Management’s Central Yukon Field Office to lift the temporary restrictions on open fires and fireworks on the public lands it manages in central and northern Alaska, including the Dalton Highway area, effective at midnight tonight. The restrictions were put in place on June 16 due to high fire […]
Continue readingTanana Area Fire updates, July 29
July 29, 2015 Comments Off on Tanana Area Fire updates, July 29
Tanana Area Fire Facts At A Glance TOTAL ACRES: 496,131 Spicer Creek Fire (4 mi. N Tanana) ~ 183,415 acres; Harper Bend Fire (6 mi. SE Tanana) ~43,378 acres Moose Point Fire (~55 mi. W Tanana) ~26,612 acres Kokrine Fire (~50 mi. W Tanana) ~4,811 acres; Bering Creek Fire (37 mi. SW Tanana) ~237,906 acres NOTE: Hay Slough Fire information […]
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