Starting as early as Thursday, BLM AFS will will implement prescribed fires in several live-fire ranges of the Yukon Training Area near Eielson Air Force Base and the Fort Wainwright Small Arms Complex south of Fairbanks.
Prescribed Fire
State to Conduct Prescribed Burns at Creamer’s Field in Fairbanks
The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) will be partneringwith the Alaska Department of Fish & Game to conduct multiple prescribed burns at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge near Fairbanks starting as early as Monday, May 13 –… Read More ›
State of Alaska Prepares for Annual Prescribed Burning Operations in Delta Junction, Fairbanks, and Mat-Su Areas
The State of Alaska, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) is preparing for multiple prescribed burns in the Delta, Fairbanks, and Matanuska-Susitna Areas. Burning operations will begin as early as April 30, weather and conditions permitting. The prescribed burns… Read More ›
State to conduct annual prescribed burns on Delta Junction Bison Range
The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) and Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) are planning to burn the Gerstle and Panoramic fields of the Delta Junction Bison Range between May 13 and June 10, depending on… Read More ›
State Division of Forestry & Fire Protection to perform prescribed burns in Palmer tomorrow, May 10
The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) will be conducting a small, prescribed burn near the end of Maud Road tomorrow, May 10, weather permitting. The burn will be five acres between Mud Lake and Jim Lake, at… Read More ›
BLM to burn debris along the Dalton Highway for forest health and wildfire management
Smoke may be visible along the Dalton Highway FAIRBANKS, Alaska – In mid- to late October, the Bureau of Land Management’s Fairbanks District and Alaska Fire Service personnel will burn woody debris piles near the Dalton Highway at Mileposts 62 and 180… Read More ›
Prescribed Fire in Palmer Provides Opportunity for Teamwork & Training
A pre-planned burn of available fuels under a controlled environment was successfully completed at the Kenny and Patti Barber Shooting Range located on Maud Road on Wednesday, April 20th, 2022. The grasses and brush that often surround these types of… Read More ›
Prescribed Fire with DOF & Butte VFD at Maud Rd Shooting Range to Prevent Human Caused Wildfires
The Division of Forestry’s Mat-Su area wildland fire technicians and members of the the Butte Fire Department will be conducting a controlled burn of available fuels at the Kenny and Patti Barber Shooting Range on Wednesday, April 20th, 2022. Numerous… Read More ›
Prescribed burns planned at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge in Fairbanks
Weather permitting, the Alaska Division of Forestry will be partnering with the Department of Fish and Game to conduct multiple prescribed burns at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge starting as early as Monday, May 3. The burns will be ignited… Read More ›
Burning operations planned for military training lands in Interior Alaska to reduce wildfire threat
Personnel could start ignitions as early as Thursday The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) and U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK) will soon implement multiple prescribed fires on military training lands in Interior Alaska. Burning could begin as… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 