Alaska wildfires

Funny River Fire

OutKenai Peninsula County, Alaska2014Wildfire

The Funny River Fire was reported on May 19, 2014 in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska and burned 196,610 acres. It was declared out on December 8, 2014.

Size
196,610 acres
Contained
60%
Discovered
May 19, 2014
Personnel
3

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 60.439, -150.962.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Soldotna

The incident

Size
196,610 acres
Containment
60%
Discovered
May 19, 2014 at 4:03 PM AKDT
Contained
August 31, 2014 at 10:00 AM AKDT
Controlled
August 31, 2014 at 10:00 AM AKDT
Declared out
December 8, 2014 at 10:00 AM AKST
Cause
Undetermined
Location
[DispatchCenterID AKKKSC updated to AKKIDC on 2015-06-18T22:08:12.081Z]
County
Kenai Peninsula County
State
Alaska
Jurisdiction
FWS
Land ownership at origin
USFWS
Personnel assigned
3
Primary fuel
Chaparral (6 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$11,498,922
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2014-AKKKS-403140
IRWIN identifier
08CA3001-0388-44A4-8690-A55013DDEA88

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Soldotna, AK covers the area today.

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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 14, 2022 at 3:10 AM AKDT. Identifier 2014-AKKKS-403140.