Cape Espenbery Fire
The Cape Espenbery Fire was reported on June 23, 2015 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 1,594 acres. It was declared out on August 6, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,594 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2015
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 66.538, -163.796.
The incident
- Size
- 1,594 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2015 at 2:25 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 6, 2015 at 12:30 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 6, 2015 at 12:30 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-AKGAD-000570
- IRWIN identifier
- F33931CC-AFE8-414A-9D64-964AA6EB881C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kotzebue, 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 11, 2015 at 3:41 PM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKGAD-000570.