Chakina Fire
The Chakina Fire burned 56,413 acres in Alaska, in 2009. It was discovered on July 2, 2009, and contained on October 2, 2009. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 56,413 acres
- Discovered
- July 2, 2009
- Contained
- October 2, 2009
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 56,414 acres, mapped by gps. Point of origin as reported, 61.230, -143.100.
The record
- Reported final size
- 56,413 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 56,414 acres
- Discovered
- July 2, 2009, 4:45 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 2, 2009, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Alaska
- Land ownership at origin
- National Park Service
- Reporting unit
- Alaska Fire Service
- Agency
- DVF
- Unit
- AKCRS
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2009-AKCRS-000362
- Fire occurrence record
- W-595923
- Perimeter map method
- GPS
- Note on the perimeter
- Helicopter and GPS. Clear day, good visibiliy - full perimeter mapped. Decreased due to better mapping.
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 200912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Railbelt Complex (Minto Flats South) Fire | 517,078 | Jun 21, 2009 | Natural |
| Little Black One Fire | 349,450 | Jun 20, 2009 | Natural |
| Big Creek Fire | 169,639 | Jul 18, 2009 | Natural |
| Titna River Fire | 164,542 | Jul 11, 2009 | Natural |
| Tonclonukna Creek Fire | 164,318 | May 23, 2009 | Natural |
| Zitziana Fire | 141,126 | Jun 17, 2009 | Natural |
| Nowitna Fire | 126,582 | Jun 13, 2009 | Natural |
| Wood River 1 Fire | 125,382 | Jul 12, 2009 | Natural |
| Railbelt Complex (Rex Creek) Fire | 101,150 | Aug 2, 2009 | Natural |
| Stevens Creek 1 Fire | 85,909 | Jun 18, 2009 | Natural |
| Sheenjek Fire | 62,658 | Jul 2, 2009 | Natural |
| Rock Slough Fire | 62,313 | Jun 30, 2009 | Natural |
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.