The Alaska Division of Forestry is monitoring several hot spots from last summer’s Deshka Landing Fire near Willow that have been reported over the course of the winter. The first reports of smoke and smoldering were provided by trail groomers in January and DOF has received additional reports of smoke and smoldering in the same […]
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State Forestry monitoring hot spots that overwintered from Deshka Landing Fire
April 10, 2020 
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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 readingU.S. Forest Service responding to 5-acre wildfire near Haines
May 28, 2019 Comments Off on U.S. Forest Service responding to 5-acre wildfire near Haines
The USDA Forest Service is supporting suppression efforts for a wildfire in Haines that started on Monday, May 27 as a structure fire and spread into the wildlands. Called the 8.5 Mile Fire, the approximately 5-acre wildfire is currently burning on private and state lands north of the Haines Highway at Milepost 8.5. There are […]
Continue reading State Forestry, local fire departments battling late-season wildfire near Sutton
October 15, 2016 Comments Off on State Forestry, local fire departments battling late-season wildfire near Sutton
Saturday, Oct. 15, 10:30 a.m. – Firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry and multiple Mat-Su Valley fire departments are battling an approximately 178-acre wildfire near Mile 56 of the Glenn Highway south of Sutton. The Moose Creek Fire was reported at 2:10 a.m. by a passing motorist. At that time, the fire was reported […]
Continue readingDOF’s Kelsa Shilanski voted as Alaska Dispatcher of the Year
October 12, 2015 Comments Off on DOF’s Kelsa Shilanski voted as Alaska Dispatcher of the Year
Congratulations to the Alaska Division of Forestry’s Kelsa Shilanski, who was recently voted Dispatcher of the Year for the Alaska Geographic Area Coordination Center. Shilanski, who has worked for DOF for nine years, topped a strong field of a dozen Alaska wildland fire dispatchers who were nominated for the Golden Teletype Award in Alaska.She displayed […]
Continue readingStetson Creek and Juneau Lake Fires Morning Update June 24, 2015
June 24, 2015 Comments Off on Stetson Creek and Juneau Lake Fires Morning Update June 24, 2015
Stetson Creek Fire is currently at 212 acres and 60% contained. Today’s objectives: Weather is conducive to identifying additional areas of heat and smoldering before cooler, damper weather returns. Crew will continue building line around the fire’s edge. Mop-up continues around the existing containment line to the north and south. This is expected to continue for […]
Continue readingCurrent burning closures and restrictions in Alaska
June 19, 2015 Comments Off on Current burning closures and restrictions in Alaska
7:45 p.m. – Here is a complete list of the burning closures and restrictions currently in effect in Alaska on state, private, municipal and federal lands, as of 4 p.m. June 19. Federal lands Possessing or discharging any kind of fireworks or pyrotechnic devise are always prohibited on federal land All Alaska BLM lands […]
Continue readingWildland Fire Roundup for Monday, June 1st
June 1, 2015 Comments Off on Wildland Fire Roundup for Monday, June 1st
12:00 p.m. – The weather picture around the state is decidedly mixed, with everything from snow and rain reported in parts of Northern Alaska and the Interior to Red Flag Warnings in portions of the Interior and Western Alaska. Sixteen new fires were reported around the state Sunday. Eleven of those were lightning-caused fires in […]
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