...weeks, the potential for human-caused wild land fires remains high, said Sharon Roesch, Division of Forestry fire prevention officer. "The surface fuels were still dry enough, even with (40 percent) humidity and light winds," she said...

...with accumulated dead grasses, will continue through the next two months, said Sharon Roesch, Division of Forestry fire prevention officer. "We expect the fire risk to persist well into the rainy season," she said. "It just depends on if...

...winds causes dryness, which increases the potential for a wildfire, said Sharon Roesch, Alaska Division of Forestry fire prevention officer. "We are having, I believe, a late start, but we are definitely in the dry grass season," she said...

...and the Division of Forestry. There is no charge for any public fire safety information. Additionally, Forestry fire prevention officers and community fire personnel are available to give FireWise presentations to any interested group. To set...

Each spring, Kenai Peninsula residents go out into their yards and gather up the long winter's rubbish. Many turn to burning to dispose of the dead leaves, grass and branches.

...risk that comes with early spring on the Kenai Peninsula. "It's pretty well out," Alaska Division of Forestry fire prevention officer Sharon Roesch said Friday afternoon of the approximately 50-foot-by-25-foot blaze. "Wind from the...

...higher humidity and some showers may keep a burn ban at bay -- for now, according to Alaska Division of Forestry Fire Prevention Officer Sharon Roesch. Slash piles are popular this time of year because people are eager to get on with building...