Alaska wildfires

Chitanana River Fire

OutYukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2015Wildfire

The Chitanana River Fire was reported on June 21, 2015 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 43,200 acres. It was declared out on July 11, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
43,200 acres
Contained
0%
Discovered
June 21, 2015
Personnel
1

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 64.598, -152.608.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
43,200 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
June 21, 2015 at 6:24 PM AKDT
Contained
July 11, 2015 at 8:45 PM AKDT
Declared out
July 11, 2015 at 8:45 PM AKDT
Cause
Natural
County
Yukon-Koyukuk County
State
Alaska
Land ownership at origin
BLM
Personnel assigned
1
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2015-AKTAD-000470
IRWIN identifier
1C75C587-68A6-40DF-B8B6-02DEAC1F1679

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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 23, 2015 at 12:52 PM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKTAD-000470.