Wildfire activity is heating up along with the weather in Interior Alaska. The Fairbanks Area State Forestry office responded to two small wildfires today and a coal-seam fire near Healy continued to grow.. The first fire, the Ohio Creek Fire,… Read More ›
What’s the difference between fighting fire in the Lower 48 and Alaska? Well, there are several differences but one of the biggest is steep terrain, evidenced by these pictures taken by Steve Theisen that show the Allakaket Type 2 Crew… Read More ›
Normally, it’s tourists who flock to Alaska from the Lower 48 in the summer. This year, it’s been firefighters and other firefighting personnel. With Alaska on pace to set a new record for the number of acres burned by wildfires,… Read More ›
The Creamer’s Field Prescribed Burn will occur today, weather conditions permitting.
Weather conditions have delayed the Creamer’s Field prescribed burn. The next possible date for the burn, also weather dependent, is Monday, May 12. More information is at Creamer’s Field Prescribed Burn – news release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 5, 2014 (Fairbanks, AK) – The Alaska Division of Forestry plans to conduct a prescribed burn on Wednesday, May 7, at the Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge on behalf of the Alaska Department of… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 