Permits can be obtained online at forestry.alaska.gov/burn and at local fire departments.
The fire is measured to be about 163,686 acres and is 37% contained.
The event featured free hamburgers, hotdogs, grilled salmon and homemade desserts.
Anchorage, Soldotna, Kodiak, Hooper Bay, Bethel, Palmer, Unalaska and Wasilla have also banned bags.
What’s happening this week
Closures caused by the Swan Lake Fire hindered progress for about two weeks
The proposal will be considered by the school board Monday.
Ugashik “ Uggy” and Charley Fritz were found neglected by their mothers.
More rain fell the first three days of September than in the entire month of August.
State and wildlife troopers issued 1186 citations between Aug. 14 and Sept. 2
If the application is certified, it would trigger another signature-gathering phase.
Authorities say DNA from the sexual assault kit matched the man’s DNA profile
The city is holding a public hearing at 2 p.m., Saturday at Soldotna High School.
The Northern Rockies Type II team will assume command of the fire Tuesday morning
The information relating to the ballot proposition is intended to be factual and objective.
Turnagain Pass maintenance will now fall on Girdwood and Crown Point maintenance stations.
Devolld is targeting butterflies, bees, bats, ladybugs and hummingbirds.
The Election Stakeholders Group offered six recommendations to the borough assembly.
September art auction exhibit showcases local talent
The fire is currently at 162,328 acres — an increase of only 149 acres since yesterday
