07/01/22 2:50PM WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:
1) All debris burning that requires a local or state issued burn permit (burn barrels, debris piles, and lawn burning) are prohibited.
2) Cooking, warming, and signaling fires that are contained in a Division approved solid steel fire ring or other non-flammable containment device (i.e. concrete blocks) are allowed.
3) Rock rings are NOT approved due to limited containment capabilities.
4) Beach campfires 100 feet or more from the high tide mark (the start of vegetation) are allowed.
5) "Approved burning devices" are allowed. Examples include propane, charcoal, pellet grills, outdoor stove, fireplace, incinerator, hydronic heater, or similar device that is of commercial or standard manufacture and is equipped with safeguards to prevent escapement of fire, such as spark arrestors or other devices.
6) All campfires must be:
-less than three feet in diameter and two feet in flame height.
-of only natural, non-treated wood and/or paper products.
-directly supervised at all times with water nearby to control and extinguish fire.
-fully extinguished and cold to the touch when not in use.
-used for cooking, warming, or signaling. NOT AS A SMALL DEBRIS BURN.
-Do not ignite a fire if winds exceed 10mph and extinguish the fire if winds exceed 15mph.
-Be in an area clear of flammable materials that fire could spread (6 feet clearance in all directions).
EMERGENCY BURN CLOSURE ORDER ISSUED 07/01/2022: The State Forester for the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) has issued an Emergency Burn Closure Order. The order goes into effect Friday night, July 1, 2022, at 11:59 pm ADST. It restricts all burning that requires a local or state burn permit, including uncontained cooking, warming, and signaling fires.
Activities prohibited under the order include burning in burn barrels; burning large- and small-scale debris piles; lawn burning; commercial and agriculture burns; and burning in non-commercially manufactured incinerators. Uncontained cooking, warming, or signaling fires, including backcountry campfires are also prohibited.
Cooking or warming fires contained inside a steel ring or other non-flammable device, such as a charcoal grill, are allowed.
The order covers all state, private, and municipal lands within the following boroughs and areas (see attached map). Included, but not limited to, are the Kenai Peninsula Borough, the Matanuska Susitna Borough, the Denali Borough, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the cities of Delta Junction and Tok and their surrounding areas as well as the Copper River basin and surrounding areas. Kodiak Island Borough is not included in this Emergency Burn Closure.
Our state is experiencing ongoing dry conditions, which are predicted to continue. These conditions have led to numerous large, uncontained wildfires in Alaska. The Emergency Burn Closure Order is being issued to keep people safe and help prevent human-caused fires.
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