Wildfires of 1993

Fire 331688

1993AlaskaWildfire

The Fire 331688 burned 1,280 acres in Alaska, in 1993. It was discovered on July 22, 1993, and contained on July 26, 1993. The cause was recorded as natural.

Size
1,280 acres
Discovered
July 22, 1993
Contained
July 26, 1993
Cause
Natural

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 64.083, -157.186.

The record

Reported final size
1,280 acres
Discovered
July 22, 1993, 8:08 p.m. local time
Contained
July 26, 1993, 10:30 p.m. local time
Cause
Natural
State
Alaska
Land ownership at origin
State
Reporting unit
Alaska Fire Service
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-32566

Other large fires in Alaska in 199312

FireAcresStartCause
Fire 332557215,360Jul 14, 1993Natural
DCKN190 Fire82,370Jul 22, 1993Natural
Fire 332229247,494Jun 6, 1993Natural
Fire 33224836,250Jun 4, 1993Natural
Timber Fire29,761May 30, 1993
Swift Fire28,010Jul 12, 1993Natural
Tal N 25 Fire26,200Jun 30, 1993Natural
Discovery Fire23,501Jun 2, 1993Natural
Cem Se 34 Fire21,210Jun 15, 1993Natural
Fyu N 60 Fire20,942Jul 15, 1993Natural
DCKN178 Fire16,740Jul 3, 1993Natural
Pole Fire11,550Jul 19, 1993Natural

Every fire of 1993 Alaska fire history

Sources

Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.