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This photograph shows piles of tree slash burning in a cleared forested area.

Forestry wildfire mitigation programs still underway in Alaska’s Interior

By Alaska Division of Forestry on October 3, 2022

The Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection (DOF) has been taking advantage of favorable conditions to continue burning piles of black spruce slash cut in recent years as part of wildfire mitigation programs for the community of Anderson and… Read More ›

A slash pile smolders in an open snow covered grassy area.

Slash piles near Cripple Creek, Goldstream AK subdivisions to burn

By Alaska Division of Forestry on August 18, 2022

The Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection (DOF) will burn hundreds of piles of black spruce slash cut in recent years as part of a Fairbanks North Star Borough wildfire mitigation program that created fuel breaks next to the… Read More ›

Map showing the location of the burn piles south of Delta Junction.

BLM Alaska Fire Service, U.S. Army To Burn Debris Piles near Delta Junction

By BLM Alaska Fire Service on November 9, 2017

Nov. 14, 2017 Update: This prescribed burning of debris piles was suspended indefinitely due to weather conditions – specifically an estimated foot of snow that fell in the Delta and Gerstle River training areas over the weekend. BLM Alaska Fire… Read More ›