State suspends all burn permits amid concern about firefighter shortage

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tim Mowry, PIO for Alaska Division of Forestry, said that the Division is still trying to figure out what would be involved in bringing up firefighters and support staff from the Lower 48 this year to fight wildfires amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

State suspends all burn permits amid concern about firefighter shortage

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