Alaska wildfires

Koyuk Fire

OutNome County, Alaska2015Wildfire

The Koyuk Fire was reported on June 22, 2015 in Nome County, Alaska and burned 23,272 acres. It was declared out on July 26, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
23,272 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 65.197, -161.582.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
23,272 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
June 22, 2015 at 4:35 PM AKDT
Contained
July 26, 2015 at 9:10 PM AKDT
Declared out
July 26, 2015 at 9:10 PM AKDT
Cause
Natural
County
Nome County
State
Alaska
Land ownership at origin
BLM
Incident management
Type 3 IC
Primary fuel
Short Grass (1 foot)
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2015-AKGAD-000530
IRWIN identifier
9270001D-7499-4817-A340-04C3319DB4DA

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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, 2015 at 12:04 PM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKGAD-000530.