Fireworks were also suspended throughout much of the state as officials prepare for the Fourth of July weekend amid an already busy fire season.
A spruce tree torches during a small fire that burned near the Chester Creek Greenbelt Trail, Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
High fire danger ahead of an unseasonably hot, dry Fourth of July weekend has prompted sweeping burn restrictions in Anchorage and much of Alaska.on Friday, a ban expected to remain in place at least through the weekend, according to the Anchorage Fire Department. Barbecue grills and enclosed pellet grills were allowed, according to a municipal notice. Campfires, burn pits, portable outdoor fireplaces, and open fires on the ground were not allowed.
State fire officials also suspended uncontained fires and burn permits Friday through much of Southcentral and Interior Alaska as existing wildfires created dangerous, smoky air conditions in Anchorage and other communities. The emergency burn closure order, which goes into effect late Friday, bans any activity that would require a state or local permit and uncontained cooking, warming or signaling fires, according to the
. Cooking or warming fires are allowed if they are contained in a steel ring or device like a charcoal grill.
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