Advancing Wildfire Preparedness and Planning in Anchorage
Advancing Wildfire Preparedness and Planning in Anchorage Wildfire Exposure and Egress Study

Funding: This project was funded by the State of Alaska with the help of Senator Joshua Revak. Also assisting in the garnering of funds were the Anchorage […]
Wildfire hazard maps added for Mat-Su and Kenai areas
Residents in the Matanuska-Susitna and Kenai areas can assess their level of wildfire risk with new online maps developed by ISER research and associate professor Jen Schmidt as part of the Arctic Risks and Adaptations (AURA) project. Read more about > Wildfire hazard maps added for Mat-Su and Kenai areas
Learning from wildfire hazard maps and active wildfires
The Clear Fire in Interior Alaska has come within a half-mile of the Parks Highway, prompted evacuation orders for several communities, and is still just 22% contained. ISER associate professor Jen Schmidt has developed online maps residents can use to determine their level of wildfire risk. The maps also give insight to existing wildfires like the Clear Fire. Read more about > Learning from wildfire hazard maps and active wildfires
Wildfire hazard map gives Anchorage residents important risk information
With hotter and drier summers, wildfires in Alaska will continue to be a concern for communities and individual property owners. Anchorage residents can view the potential for wildfire risk in their neighborhoods with a new online wildfire hazard map developed by ISER researcher Jen Schmidt. Read more about > Wildfire hazard map gives Anchorage residents important risk information

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2034 landcover for Fairbanks with 2024–2033 modeled fire perimeters