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Burn Suspension for the Kenai Peninsula
Starting June 14, 2021 the Kenai Peninsula is under a burn permit suspension. The burn suspension prohibits all burning requiring a permit, both large and small scale. This includes the use of burn barrels and burning of brush piles. The suspension is only in effect for the Kenai Peninsula. It does not include Kodiak Island.
Due to lack of precipitation, low fuel moistures and high temperatures, much of the Kenai Peninsula’s vegetation is forecasted to be in a drying trend, creating conditions highly susceptible to wildland fire. Burning a brush pile or lighting up a burn barrel could get violators fines, as well as risk igniting fast-moving, wind-driven fires.
The Division of Forestry requests that you check previous areas of burned debris piles for “holdovers,” to ensure no heat remains. Fire can continue to burn underground through duff layers and roots systems for months, only to resurface, and spark a wildfire.
Small campfires less than 3 feet in diameter are still permitted, but please use caution, especially in windy conditions. Campfires must only be in a location with a sufficient fuel break, with water nearby, and with someone in attendance until full extinguishment.
For more information on wildfire prevention, the burn permit program, and forest-related issues, see: http://forestry.alaska.gov/index. Or call Soldotna Forestry at 907-260-4200.
