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Were just about a month into wildfire season here in Alaska and already, the state reports there have been dozens of fires started by people. Your Alaska Link has more

The Alaska Fire Service, managed by BLM, will be setting fire to live munitions training areas used by USARAK to help mitigate future wild fires this season.

April marks the start of wildfire season in Alaska. But do you know what to do or what you should have handy if you ever needed to evacuate? Your Alaska

The Pogo Mine Road Fire burns on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. Photo by Duane Morris/Alaska Division of Forestry. Getting information about where wildfire smoke is

Anchorage, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - An Alaska wildfire season that wound up with an unexceptional amount of area burned took an unusual route to get there.

Unusually cold and wet conditions delayed Alaska wildfires until waves of lightning strikes arrived in late July.

Getting information about where wildfire smoke is headed in Alaska has become easy for the public, thanks to collaboration between the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the Alaska Fire Service.

Wildfires in the tundra come with unique challenges face by BLM fire crews.

Statewide fires have claimed nearly 47 thousand acres with approximately 133 fires burning in Interior Alaska since Tuesday, August 1.

There were over 30,000 lightning strikes in Alaska from Monday through Wednesday.