Glacier Creek Fire
The Glacier Creek Fire burned 8,600 acres in Alaska, in 2004. It was discovered on August 14, 2004, and contained on October 4, 2004. The cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
- Size
- 8,600 acres
- Discovered
- August 14, 2004
- Contained
- October 4, 2004
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 7,130 acres, mapped by not recorded. Point of origin as reported, 60.100, -150.583.
The record
- Reported final size
- 8,600 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 7,130 acres
- Discovered
- August 14, 2004, 4:45 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 4, 2004, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Recreation and ceremony
- State
- Alaska
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- DVF
- Unit
- AKKKS
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2004-AKKKS-000599
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2004AKKNRBB0H
- Perimeter map method
- Not Recorded
- Note on the perimeter
- Recieved from FMO
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Alaska in 200412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary Fire | 537,627 | Jun 13, 2004 | Natural |
| Dall City Fire | 483,280 | Jul 6, 2004 | Natural |
| Taylor Highway Complex (Billy Creek) Fire | 463,994 | Jun 18, 2004 | Natural |
| North Dag Fire | 419,884 | Jun 12, 2004 | Natural |
| Pingo Fire | 403,993 | Jun 15, 2004 | Natural |
| Winter Trail Fire | 344,833 | Jun 15, 2004 | Natural |
| Taylor Highway Complex (Chicken) Fire | 320,155 | Jun 15, 2004 | Natural |
| Taylor Highway Complex (Porcupine) Fire | 284,595 | Jun 21, 2004 | Natural |
| Bonanza Creek Fire | 265,920 | Jun 28, 2004 | Natural |
| Edwards Creek Fire | 243,900 | Jun 14, 2004 | Natural |
| Preacher Creek Fire | 243,254 | Jun 14, 2004 | Natural |
| Central Complex (Wolf Creek) Fire | 214,869 | Jun 7, 2004 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.