The Sisters Fire
The Sisters Fire was reported on August 12, 2014 in Nome County, Alaska and burned 2,632 acres. It was declared out on September 11, 2014. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,632 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 12, 2014
- Personnel
- 14
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 63.333, -161.833.
The incident
- Size
- 2,632 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 12, 2014 at 11:22 AM AKDT
- Contained
- August 15, 2014 at 8:00 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 17, 2014 at 2:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 11, 2014 at 8:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Nome County
- State
- Alaska
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 14
- Estimated cost to date
- $270,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2014-AKGAD-000396
- IRWIN identifier
- 7E778E86-7AA7-43AF-A315-61A7E310BDFB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Stebbins, 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 October 10, 2014 at 1:52 PM AKDT. Identifier 2014-AKGAD-000396.