Fire Restrictions

This page is used to post fire restrictions including fire prevention orders and fire closure orders for BLM-managed lands in Alaska.

Fire prevention orders list restrictions on public activity, such as the use of open fires or fireworks.

Fire closure orders restrict public access to specific areas due to wildfire-related safety concerns.

Fairbanks District Office

  • Temporary Fire Prevention Order AK020-24-001, issued April 25, 2024, for federal lands in the Gilmore Creek and Gold Run Creek areas near Fairbanks, including the NOAA facility on the Steese Highway. The Fire Prevention Order begins at 12:01 a.m. May 1 and expires at midnight October 31.

 

Anchorage District Office

  • No current fire restrictions

 

Arctic District Office

  • No current fire restrictions