Dry grass catches fire at shooting range near Fairbanks John Dougherty © Provided by Fairbanks KTVF A fire burns at the Chena Hot Springs Road shooting range on Saturday. (Photo Credit: Alaska Division of Forestry)
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Wildland firefighters responded to a small wildfire at the Chena Hot Springs Road shooting range on Saturday. According Alaska Forestry Public Information Officer, Tim Mowry, the fire started as a result of shooting activities at the range. It burned just over nine acres before it was contained.
Wildland firefighters used a helicopter to drop water on the fire until crews arrived. Crews on the ground set up hoses and stayed to mop-up the remaining fire.
Firefighters respond to two weekend fires, encourage caution as summer arrives
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Green up is getting close Tracy Sinclare © Provided by Anchorage KTUU-TV Trees are getting ready to sprout leaves.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Anchorage is on the verge of “green up,” that period of time when the trees and grass shift from brown to green. Rick Thoman, climate specialist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, has forecasted green up for some time between May 6 and 10.
Fairbanks is just a day or two behind that.
Green up was defined by forest ecologists at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks many years ago, looking at the greening of the boreal forest. One thing Thoman was very specific about is that green up is a large-scale phenomenon.
Multiple prescribed burns to reduce the potential for wildfires might start at Creamerâs Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge anytime between today and May 21.
âGiven the current conditions of the fields it is unlikely that burning will start on Monday,â Tim Mowry, Division of Forestry public information officer, wrote in an email. âIt will probably be the following week at the earliest that we will be able to conduct the prescribed burns.â
When the temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction allow, the Alaska Division of Forestry will work with the Department of Fish and Game to conduct burns at the refuge on College Road.
Division of Forestry explains burn suspensions as fire season starts in Interior Alaska John Dougherty © Provided by Fairbanks KTVF Burn permits can be suspended when there is an increased risk of wildfire says information officer Tim Mowry.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The Alaska Fire Service issued a burn suspension in Delta Junction Tuesday after high winds prompted a red flag warning. Tim Mowry with the Alaska Division of Forestry says that burn suspensions like the one in Delta are used to reduce the chance of a human caused wild fire.
He said that when there are hot, dry or windy conditions fires can spread quickly especially during breakup when there is lots of dry, dead grass.
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