With wildfire season cooling down in Alaska and heating up in the western United States, the Alaska Division of Forestry and U.S. Forest Service are deploying a handful of initial attack crews to the Lower 48 to assist with firefighting efforts there. Five initial attack crews will board a National Interagency Coordination Center jet in […]
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Five Alaska wildfire crews heading south to assist in western states
July 10, 2018 
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Firefighters search for hot spots, begin mopping up on North Robertson Fire near Tok
June 5, 2017 Comments Off on Firefighters search for hot spots, begin mopping up on North Robertson Fire near Tok
Firefighters continue to build and improve containment lines around the 832-acre North Robertson Fire burning along the Alaska Highway about 30 miles northwest of Tok. More than 200 firefighters are working on the fire, which started on June 1 about 2 miles west of the Alaska Highway near Milepost 1350. As of Monday morning, the […]
Continue reading Wildfire along Alaska Highway drawing swift response from state forestry
June 1, 2017 Comments Off on Wildfire along Alaska Highway drawing swift response from state forestry
A wildfire west of Tok along the Alaska Highway is drawing a swift and aggressive response from the Alaska Division of Forestry. Estimated at 300 acres, the North Robertson Fire is burning in black spurce about 2 miles west of the Alaska Highway near Milepost 1352, approximately 30 miles northwest of Tok. The fire is […]
Continue readingAnchorage Fire Department and Alaska Division of Forestry join forces to build fire break in Eagle River
May 17, 2017 Comments Off on Anchorage Fire Department and Alaska Division of Forestry join forces to build fire break in Eagle River
The Anchorage Fire Department (AFD) is teaming up with the Alaska Division of Forestry (DOF) to help the residents of an at-risk subdivision prepare for a wildfire by constructing a shaded fuel break. The Eagle River subdivision is located on Denaina Drive and Kulchay Circle. A wildfire in this area could quickly spread in the […]
Continue readingAll-woman engine crew makes history on Tetlin River Fire
July 2, 2016 Comments Off on All-woman engine crew makes history on Tetlin River Fire
Alaska wildland firefighting history was recently made on the 818-acre Tetlin River Fire south of Tok when three women from the Alaska Division of Forestry, Copper River Area office formed what is believed to be the first all-female engine crew in Alaska. Carrie Hale, Ashley Dale and Jenny Moser spent 2 ½ days manning – […]
Continue readingState Forestry battling 15-acre fire north of Wasilla from ground and air
May 4, 2016 Comments Off on State Forestry battling 15-acre fire north of Wasilla from ground and air
The Sunrise Fire in the community of Meadow Lakes just north of Wasilla is now estimated at 12-15 acres and the Alaska Division of Forestry is bringing in more air and ground support to help get the human-caused blaze under control. More than 30 wildland firefighters from State Forestry are responding to the fire, which […]
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