Alaska wildfires

Gentian Fire

OutYukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2015Wildfire

The Gentian Fire was reported on June 22, 2015 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 19,920 acres. It was declared out on August 19, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
19,920 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
June 22, 2015

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 64.037, -155.648.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
19,920 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
June 22, 2015 at 2:55 PM AKDT
Contained
August 19, 2015 at 7:30 PM AKDT
Declared out
August 19, 2015 at 7:30 PM AKDT
Cause
Natural
County
Yukon-Koyukuk County
State
Alaska
Land ownership at origin
State
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$6,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2015-AKGAD-000519
IRWIN identifier
7F945552-F52C-4B1A-812F-DCED49E481E8

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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 August 22, 2015 at 11:04 AM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKGAD-000519.