Burning operations planned on military training lands near Fairbanks, North Pole to reduce wildfire threat

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 of Richardson Highway BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumper A.J. Gavin uses a drip torch to light dead, dry grass on fire at the Fort Wainwright Small Arms Complex in May 2023. Photo by Beth Ipsen, BLM AFS FAIRBANKS, ALASKA – Starting as early as Monday, May 5, the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS), in coordination with the U.S. Army Garrison Alaska, will implem…