ANCHORAGE, AK – Senate Bill (SB) 67 was passed into law on the morning of July 22, phasing out the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foams in Alaska. Since the governor did not sign or veto the bill within the given 22-day period, the bill was automatically passed into law without the governor’s signature. We […]
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 last week by the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS). Multiple contractors may be selected to base crews […]
The Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, supports the McKinley Fire suppression mission Aug. 19, 2019, with two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The helicopters dropped more than 100,000 gallons of water during a total of 9.5 flight hours in support of this mission. (U.S. Army National Guard video courtesy of First […]