Burn Permits will be suspended effective tomorrow Saturday, June 13th, in the Fairbanks and Delta Fire Prevention Area. This suspension is due to the warm weather, lack of significant wetting rain, high winds and a Red Flag Warning in Delta…. Read More ›
The National Weather Service in Fairbanks has issued a Red Flag Warning for the Delta Junction area effective from 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM Saturday, June 13, and from 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM Sunday, June 14. Critical fire weather… Read More ›
Burn Permits are suspended effective Thursday morning, June 11th, in the Tok Fire Prevention Area. This suspension is due to the continuing hot weather, lack of rain and the influx of people for the Chickenstock event this weekend. Fire managers… Read More ›
It was busy this past week in the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP) response area with 28 new fires. Only one required an extended attack, the Mastadon Fire (#131) was discovered on Wednesday, June 3rd. It was called out on Sunday. The majority of the rest were the typical human caused fires, many… Read More ›
Burn Permits are suspended effective Friday morning, June 5th, in the Fairbanks, Salcha, and Railbelt Fire Prevention Area. This suspension is due to dry and windy conditions. All zones of the Fairbanks Prevention Area are suspended. Burning of debris piles,… Read More ›
Burn Permits are suspended effective Thursday morning, June 4th, in the Tok and Delta Fire Prevention Areas. These suspensions are due to elevated fire danger because of dry conditions, warm temperatures. Burning of debris piles, lawns, or utilizing a burn… Read More ›
Several escaped debris fires, burn barrels, unattended campfires and burned areas along Alaska highways, most likely caused by passing motorists, make up the majority of new fires this past week in the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP) response area. In addition to… Read More ›
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Delta Junction from Noon til 6:00 PM, Tuesday, May 19. Critical fire weather conditions are expected due to a combination of low relative humidity, gusty southerly winds, and dry… Read More ›
Burn permits are suspended effective at midnight Tuesday morning, May 26th, in the Delta Fire Prevention Area. Southerly winds through the Alaska Range Passes will strengthen Tuesday morning, allowing for elevated fire weather conditions to develop near Delta Junction. This… Read More ›
There was moderate fire activity this past week in the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP) response area. Of the eleven fires only one fire, Sawmill Creek Fire (#079), became an extended attack, staffed fire. Mat-Su Communications Public Safety Dispatch… Read More ›
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