Free woody debris disposal became available yesterday to residents who use the Talkeetna and Willow transfer stations. With the ongoing and now tinder dry conditions across much of Alaska, burn permit suspensions will remain common until wetting rains arrive. Dropping… Read More ›
A national program called “Ready, Set, Go” provides a tool for homeowners to get prepared. With temperatures heating up this holiday weekend, both firefighters and residents need to be on heightened alert for the threat of fast moving wildfires. Being… Read More ›
Advice from Alaska Wildland Fire Managers reminding people of key ways to protect each other and our communities from wildfire dangers.
Alaskan wildfire survivor Pete Petram describes the terrifying moments he and his wife Sandy spent as flames crossed Hidden Hills Road while evacuating the explosive 2019 McKinley Fire. “Sandy could feel the heat through the door as we drove through… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
3:57 p.m. – Due to extreme fire danger and the need to protect life and property, Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Luke Hopkins has issued a prohibition of all use or explosion of fireworks in the Fairbanks North Star Borough… Read More ›
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