Update 10:37 pm– Full Suppression Efforts Continue on the Bonnifield Creek Fire The Bonnifield Creek Fire (#208) is currently 20.2 acres, and crews are actively working towards full suppression. Air operations have been busy throughout the day, with a helicopter… Read More ›
Fairbanks
Burn Permits suspended in Delta Prevention Area on Friday, June 13
Burn permits are suspended Friday, June 13, in the Delta Fire Prevention Area because of very high fire danger due to rising temperatures and dry conditions. This suspension will remain in place until conditions change. The National Weather Service forecasts… Read More ›
Firefighters Work to Suppress Multiple Late Night Initial Attack Fires North of Fairbanks on Monday
During initial attack, firefighters worked to suppress two lightning-caused fires north of Fairbanks on Monday night. Smokejumpers from BLM Alaska Fire Service are scheduled to demob this afternoon, and State Division of Forestry & Fire Protection firefighters will continue to… Read More ›
Burn Permit Suspensions Lifted for Tok, Delta, Fairbanks, Railbelt and Salcha Areas
With the return of cooler weather and wetting rains throughout Interior Alaska over the past 24 hours and with more in the forecast, the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection has lifted burn suspensions throughout Alaska and will continue… Read More ›
Red Flag Warning, Burn Permit Suspension for Fairbanks, Delta and Tok
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for most areas north of the Alaska Range to the foothills of the Brooks Range and from the Canadian border to west of McGrath for low humidities, high temperatures and… Read More ›
Firefighters responding to wildland fire off Chena Pump Road in Fairbanks
8:00 PM UPDATE: The Gateway Drive Fire (#080) is contained at 1.2 acres. A structure near where the fire started was not damaged. Chena Goldstream Fire and Rescue was first on scene responding to a structure fire, once they realized… Read More ›
Red Flag Warning and Burn Permit Suspensions for Interior Alaska
Red Flag Warnings are in effect for hot, dry, and windy conditions in the Eastern Interior, U.S. Weather Service Zones 222, 223, 225 and 226, Friday, May 19, as an upper-level ridge builds over the area. In addition to the… Read More ›
Firefighters respond to multiple new fires in Fairbanks area.
Resources provided mutual aid and responded to five new fires in the Fairbanks area on Monday, July 25th. Two fires are connected to downed trees on powerlines, one involved a structure fire that spread into the wildland, one was unable… Read More ›
Visibility dominates aerial wildland firefighting efforts
If pilots cannot see, they cannot fly. Visibility for all aerial operations is crucial to mission success and safety. Due to more than 200 wildland fires burning across Alaska, smoky conditions are becoming more and more of a hindrance for… Read More ›
Planeload of support arrives to help fight Alaska fires
A planeload of 84 firefighters and support personnel landed today in Fairbanks to help Alaska fight the many wildland fires across the State. We are thankful to all of the crews who have answered the call to come to Alaska… Read More ›