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Alaska Fire Service

The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (AFS) provides wildland fire operations and suppression on Department of the Interior and Native lands in Alaska and provides oversight of the BLM Alaska aviation program while sustaining the health, diversity, and productivity of public land for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. This is accomplished through interagency partnerships, consultation, cooperation, and communication of with BLM offices, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, USDA Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Military in Alaska.

Leadership

Kent Slaughter

Deputy State Director, Fire and Aviation
Phone:
907-356-5505
Fax:
907-356-5517
Email:

Beth Ipsen

Public Affairs
Phone:
Direct: 907-356-5510 cell: 907-388-2159
Email:
Galena Dispatch Center
Phone:
907-656-1222
Fax:
907-656-1702
Upper Yukon / Tanana / Military Zone Dispatch Center
Phone:
800-237-3652
Fax:
907-356-5568

Offices

Galena Fire Management Zone Office

P.O. Box 35005
Fort Wainwright, AK 99703
Phone: (907)356-5573
Fax: 907-356-5616 (Dispatch)

Military Fire Management Zone Office

P.O. Box 35005
Ft. Wainwright, AK 99703
Phone: 907-356-5555
Fax: 907-367-1359

South Zone Fire Management Office

4700 BLM Road
Anchorage, AK 99507
Phone: 907-267-1465
Fax: 907-267-1359

Tanana Fire Management Zone Office

P.O. Box 35005
Ft. Wainwright, AK 99703
Phone: 907-356-5554
Fax: 907-356-5556

Upper Yukon Fire Management Zone Office

P.O. Box 35005
Ft. Wainwright, AK 99703
Phone: 907-356-5556
Fax: 907-356-5573

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Contact

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 35005
Fort Wainwright, AK 99703
Email: blm_ak_afs_public_affairs@blm.gov
Phone: 907-356-5600
Fax: 907-356-5678
Hours:
Summer 8:00am - 6:00pm AKDST S-S Winter: 08:00am - 4:30pm M-F

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