The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a fire prevention order on Thursday for areas north of Fairbanks. These restrictions prohibit campfires, fireworks and explosives on federal land near the Fox area which contains fire-prone black spruce.
According to the BLM, numerous unattended bonfires in the recent past have led to concerns that an escaped fire would threaten the Gilmore Trail and Brier Road residential areas, as well as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) facility on Gilmore Creek.
The order will begin at 12 a.m. on May 1, and will end at midnight on Oct. 31, unless weather conditions or other factors change. If anyone is convicted of violating this order, there will be a $1,000 fine and possibly a year in jail.