Known for its rugged independence, the BLM Alaska Fire Service Galena Fire Management Zone supports all BLM AFS efforts across 93 million acres in western Alaska – an area roughly the size of Montana. Located 400 river miles and 271 air miles from Fairbanks, the zone operates primarily on boat and air transportation for both […]
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Behind the Scenes in Galena – Alaska Fire Service
August 8, 2019 
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Lightning delivers another round of fires in northwestern Alaska
July 14, 2019 Comments Off on Lightning delivers another round of fires in northwestern Alaska
Fire season has ebbed and flowed in Western Alaska with lightning delivering another round of fires in the past few days. Lightning ignited 11 new fires in three days within the BLM Alaska Fire Service Galena Zone had that encompasses more than 93 million acres in the northwestern section of Alaska. Of which, three were […]
Continue reading Lightning causes 16 new fires on Seward Peninsula
June 19, 2019 Comments Off on Lightning causes 16 new fires on Seward Peninsula
Smokejumpers and water-scoopers are working on a handful of fires in the Deering area after BLM Alaska Fire Service had 16 new fire starts on the Seward Peninsula within a little more than three hours Wednesday. All are a result of lightning strikes that crisscrossed the Seward Peninsula Wednesday and all were reported between a […]
Continue readingSmokejumpers, aircraft contain 160-acre fire near Unalakleet
June 10, 2019 Comments Off on Smokejumpers, aircraft contain 160-acre fire near Unalakleet
With help from water-dropping aircraft, eight BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers were able to contain a 160-acre fire burning about six miles east of Unalakleet late Sunday night. The South River Hills Fire (#207) was reported by the Unalakleet Fire Chief at about 1 p.m. Sunday. Smokejumpers that were prepositioned in Galena to respond to […]
Continue reading 2019 EFF training set for BLM AFS Galena and Tanana zones
March 15, 2019 Comments Off on 2019 EFF training set for BLM AFS Galena and Tanana zones
The schedule for federal emergency firefighter (EFF) training for the 2019 fire season has been set for the Galena and Tanana Fire Management Zones. Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) will facilitate RT-130 Fireline Refresher Training and the Work Capacity Test (pack test) in 24 villages in rural Alaska starting with Grayling on March 25. Villages in […]
Continue reading Firefighters battling fire threatening Huslia
June 5, 2018 Comments Off on Firefighters battling fire threatening Huslia
The BLM Alaska Fire Service is busy battling a fire threatening the village of Huslia. The Long Lake Fire (#150) was spotted at 4:34 p.m. Tuesday by a BLM AFS firefighter aboard an aircraft shuttling supplies and personnel from Galena to Huslia where they were staged for the Deniktaw Ridge Fire (#117). The Galena Zone […]
Continue reading Smokejumpers enroute to 2,000-acre tundra fire near Point Hope
June 4, 2018 Comments Off on Smokejumpers enroute to 2,000-acre tundra fire near Point Hope
Smokejumpers are enroute to a tundra grass fire that has burned an estimated 2,000 acres about 16 miles east of Point Hope. The load of eight smokejumpers was sent to the Tusikpak Lake Fire (#116) that is burning in a modified protection area on ANSCA-corporation land and is within 2.5 of Native allotments. Because they are […]
Continue reading Smokejumpers, water-scooping aircraft successfully contain fire north of Fort Yukon
July 30, 2017 Comments Off on Smokejumpers, water-scooping aircraft successfully contain fire north of Fort Yukon
Smokejumpers are mopping up the Shovun Lake Fire (#371) a day after they and four Fire Boss airplanes were able to contain the new fire burning north of Fort Yukon Saturday. The eight smokejumpers and four water-scooping airplanes were sent to the fire soon after it was discovered by BLM Alaska Fire Service personnel aboard […]
Continue reading Smokejumpers work on old fire after it roars back to life
July 13, 2017 Comments Off on Smokejumpers work on old fire after it roars back to life
Activity on a 1-1/2 month old fire burning 48 miles southeast of Galena picked up recently, prompting BLM Alaska Fire Service officials to send 16 smokejumpers Wednesday to protect a cabin and Native allotments from the Khotol Fire (#183). A load of eight smokejumpers parachuted near a cabin that was about 1.5 mile from the […]
Continue reading Rain takes edge off fire activity in southwest and western Alaska
June 10, 2017 Comments Off on Rain takes edge off fire activity in southwest and western Alaska
Widespread rain has diminished wildfire activity in southwest and western Alaska the past two days, though several fires continue to burn and grow in size. Just about all the fires burning in the Alaska Division of Forestry’s Southwest Area and the BLM Alaska Fire Service’s Galena Zone received varying amounts of precipitation over the past […]
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