July 25th, 1912
Burning operations planned on military training lands near Fairbanks, North Pole to reduce wildfire threat
Smoke may be visible northeast of Eielson Air Force Base and off Richardson Highway FAIRBANKS, ALASKA – Starting as early as Thursday, May 2, the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS), in coordination with the U.S. Army Garrison Alaska, will implement prescribed fires in several live-fire ranges of the Yukon Training Area near […]
Troopers Investigating Circumstances of North Pole Burn Victim
AST is investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident where a teen suffered burns at a bonfire on the Dyke near North Pole that occurred early Sunday morning, they report on the dispatch. Troopers in Fairbanks were alerted by hospital staff at Fairbanks Memorial’s emergency room at just after midnight on Sunday morning that they were […]
Wildfire Discovered in Denali
DENALI PARK, Alaska: On Wednesday, June 17, Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) received notification that a satellite had measured a heat detection from within the boundaries of the Park/Preserve. Upon notification, National Park Service (NPS) fire personnel coordinated with Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) – Tanana Fire Management Zone staff to investigate. A detection aircraft was dispatched to the area, which is […]