Wildfire Smoke Information
Welcome
Alice Edwards, Director
(907) 465-5105
The wildland fire season has begun. Air Quality Advisories may be found under the "Quick Links" to the right. Daily Situation Reports may be found on the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center (AICC) website.
DEC advises people with respiratory illness or heart disease, the elderly and children, to avoid exposure to smoke. When in areas of smoke, avoid outdoor activities or physical exertion.
A method to determine air quality without direct monitoring is to use a visibility range chart. The Fairbanks North Star Borough's Judging Particulate Levels in Your Area Due to Smoke will help you take responsibility for your own health and safety.
Quick Links
- Air Quality Advisories
- EPA - Air Quality Index
- How to protect your family from the health effects of smoke (EPA)
- AICC Daily Situation Reports
- AICC Morning Highlights
- AICC News and Notes
- AFS FIRELINE - BLM Alaska Fires Service Newsletter
- Alaska Dept. of Health and Social Services (WildFire)
- FNSB Air Quality Forecast
- Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau
Real Time Air Quality - Yukon Wildfire Information
- Wildfire Smoke / Particulate Information
- Alaska Road Travel Alerts
- For wildfire related articles:
Air Quality Programs
Of Interest
- Wildfire Smoke Health & Safety Frequently Asked Questions
- Wildland Fire Smoke Education Materials (AWFCG)
- Emergency Preparedness & Response (CDC Fire Safety)
- Wildfire: Be Prepared (a one page information sheet)
- Webcam: ArcticCam (downtown Fairbanks)
- Webcam: ClimateCam at UAF (University of Alaska - Fbks)
- FAA Alaska Region Weather Cameras
- GINA MODIS images of AK
- InciWeb - National Wildland Fire Info
