ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – As summer quickly approaches in Alaska, so does the risk of wildfire. Fire crews have begun work on reducing burnable fuel in Anchorage.
The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) and the Anchorage Fire Department (AFD) Wildfire Division have partnered in the joint effort of creating the shaded “fuel break.” Over the course of roughly 18 days, the Gannett Glacier Fire Crew will be working to clear fuel and use the project as a training opportunity.
“We’ve set these projects up to be as similar to a wildfire as possible,” said DOF Fuels Specialist Ethan Debauche. “So that if they can spend a couple of weeks here, when there is a new fire somewhere in Alaska, they’re just more prepared and more capable when they get there.”…