Bear Island Lake Fire
The Bear Island Lake Fire was reported on July 11, 2015 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 2,363 acres. It was declared out on September 21, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,363 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2015
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 63.490, -153.344.
The incident
- Size
- 2,363 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2015 at 5:37 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 21, 2015 at 11:12 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- September 21, 2015 at 11:12 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 21, 2015 at 11:12 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Telida
- Jurisdiction
- ANC
- Land ownership at origin
- ANCSA
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $51,273
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-AKSWS-504733
- IRWIN identifier
- 792E3FB0-4B88-4587-BAC1-3FD2576AB1A2
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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 2:26 AM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKSWS-504733.