Keep our state beautiful by making sure you don't start a wildfire.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Now that the weather is getting warmer and we are headed into the Memorial Day holiday, more people are going to be enjoying the outdoors.
“We know people are going to be out camping, hiking, boating, barbecuing, and enjoying other forms of recreation over the holiday weekend. We just ask them to be extremely careful when it comes to the potential for starting wildfires and to be sure to have a burn permits for any debris pile or lawn burning,” said Norm McDonald, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection’s Chief of Fire and Aviation.
According to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, of the seventy two fires that have started already this season, seventy of those fires were human-caused. Spring green-up is late in numerous parts of the state and the lack of rain has left dead surface fuels very dry and susceptible to ignition.Be sure to clear areas around campfires down to mineral soil to reduce chances of escapement.Have tools and water on hand to prevent fires and extinguish them when you are done.
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