Illinois Mine Fire
The Illinois Mine Fire was reported on June 22, 2015 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 25,688 acres. It was declared out on September 28, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 25,688 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- 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 64.035, -157.838.
The incident
- Size
- 25,688 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 22, 2015 at 10:21 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 28, 2015 at 3:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 28, 2015 at 3:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-AKGAD-000555
- IRWIN identifier
- 369CFB0A-8EF7-46A7-B4BE-570406D41101
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Unalakleet, AK covers the area today.
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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 6, 2015 at 2:25 PM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKGAD-000555.