Fairbanks-area burn permits suspended amid high fire danger

Open burning is shut off across the Fairbanks Prevention Area — the Fairbanks, Salcha, and Railbelt zones — as of Saturday, July 11, with no set end date, as high fire danger and strong winds raise the risk that a fire would start easily and spread fast.

That means no debris or pile burning, no lawn burning, and no burn barrels. Small cooking and warming fires — under three feet across, with flames under two feet — are still allowed, but only with extreme caution. Instead of burning yard debris, the state is pointing residents to community woody-debris drop-off sites.

It's the latest in a string of shutdowns this season; the same zones were also suspended in May and again in June. Check dnr.alaska.gov/burn or call the DFFP permit hotline for current status.