Delta Fire Prevention Area burn permits suspended for third time since late April

The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection suspended all burn permits in the Delta Fire Prevention Area effective midnight Tuesday, May 26. The suspension marks the third time permits have been pulled in the area since late April.

Forestry officials attributed the suspension to forecasted Chinook winds through Alaska Range passes, low relative humidity, and high wildfire potential. A Red Flag Warning was issued for Delta Junction for Tuesday from noon to 6 p.m.

The suspension covers both the East and West zones. It includes large-scale permits, debris burning, burn barrels, and lawn burning. Cooking and warming fires under three feet in diameter with flame lengths less than two feet high remain allowed.

The suspension is preventative. It is not tied to an active wildfire in Delta. Similar weather-driven permit restrictions were noted for Mat-Su, Fairbanks, and Tok.

The suspension remains in place until conditions improve. The Delta Fire Prevention Area's burn-permit hotline is 907-895-5483.