Alaska wildfires

King Creek Fire

OutYukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2015Wildfire

The King Creek Fire was reported on June 21, 2015 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 2,239 acres. It was declared out on July 8, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
2,239 acres
Contained
0%
Discovered
June 21, 2015

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 63.494, -153.857.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
2,239 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
June 21, 2015 at 5:39 PM AKDT
Contained
July 8, 2015 at 2:34 PM AKDT
Declared out
July 8, 2015 at 2:34 PM AKDT
Cause
Natural
County
Yukon-Koyukuk County
State
Alaska
Jurisdiction
DNR
Land ownership at origin
State
Primary fuel
Chaparral (6 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$225
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2015-AKSWS-504467
IRWIN identifier
947D937A-EE1C-47F2-9A64-C4A3D1C7F339

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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 3:29 AM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKSWS-504467.