Reindeer River Fire
The Reindeer River Fire burned 1,420 acres in Alaska, in 2010. It was discovered on May 28, 2010, and contained on July 2, 2010. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,420 acres
- Discovered
- May 28, 2010
- Contained
- July 2, 2010
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 62.446, -159.539.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,420 acres
- Discovered
- May 28, 2010, 5:37 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 2, 2010, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Alaska
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Alaska Fire Service
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-605267
Other large fires in Alaska in 201012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toklat 2 Fire | 171,727 | May 16, 2010 | Natural |
| Turquoise Lake Fire | 91,885 | May 17, 2010 | Human |
| Pat Creek Fire | 72,692 | Jun 25, 2010 | Natural |
| Chitanatala Fire | 36,633 | May 26, 2010 | Natural |
| Canvasback Lake Fire | 35,456 | Jul 12, 2010 | Natural |
| Peavey Creek Fire | 30,239 | Jul 1, 2010 | Natural |
| Toklat 2 Fire | 27,817 | ||
| Derby Creek Fire | 23,577 | Jun 23, 2010 | Natural |
| Kaluktavik River Fire | 23,399 | Jul 2, 2010 | Natural |
| Delta Complex (Gilles Creek) Fire | 19,372 | May 26, 2010 | Natural |
| Mystery Fire | 18,952 | May 27, 2010 | Natural |
| Sidik Lake Fire | 18,189 | Jun 10, 2010 | Natural |
Nearby
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.