Type 2 Hand Crews

Graphic with map showing location of villages within the BLM Alaska Fire Service protection area.

BLM AFS seeking to add village-based Type 2 wildland firefighting contract crews in Western Alaska

By BLM Alaska Fire Service on February 18, 2021

Solicitation period expected Feb. 25- March 26, 2021 FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Contract proposals for Western Alaska Village-based Type 2 wildland firefighting hand crews will be sought for the 2021 fire season by about March 26, 2021, according to a pre-solicitation notice published… Read More ›

File photo of emergency firefighter candidates digging line during rookie training in the spring of 2018.

BLM AFS seeks contracts for Alaska village-based Type 2 wildland firefighting crews

By BLM Alaska Fire Service on December 26, 2019

The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) is soliciting contracts for Type 2 wildland firefighting hand crews based in rural Alaska villages for the 2020 fire season. Multiple contractors may be selected to base crews in communities… Read More ›