Kwethluk River # 2 Fire
The Kwethluk River # 2 Fire was reported on June 24, 2015 in Bethel County, Alaska and burned 23,242 acres. It was declared out on September 21, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 23,242 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 24, 2015
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 60.784, -161.293.
The incident
- Size
- 23,242 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 24, 2015 at 3:04 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 21, 2015 at 11:10 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- September 21, 2015 at 11:10 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 21, 2015 at 11:10 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Bethel County
- State
- Alaska
- Land ownership at origin
- ANCSA
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $9,178
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-AKSWS-504611
- IRWIN identifier
- BDD68196-DDAC-4FA8-AE4C-7831A2FC6CE9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kwethluk, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 3:35 AM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKSWS-504611.