Baker Fire
The Baker Fire was reported on June 21, 2015 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 24,179 acres. It was declared out on September 29, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 24,179 acres
- Contained
- 97%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2015
- Personnel
- 9
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 65.109, -150.496.
The incident
- Size
- 24,179 acres
- Containment
- 97%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2015 at 3:06 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 29, 2015 at 2:15 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 29, 2015 at 2:15 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $511,940
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-AKTAD-000456
- IRWIN identifier
- CC711EDE-7EF4-412E-8C50-15496CDC012A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ester, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 29, 2015 at 2:49 PM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKTAD-000456.