Alaska wildfires

Lawson Fire

OutYukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2015Wildfire

The Lawson Fire was reported on June 29, 2015 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 31,090 acres. It was declared out on September 5, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
31,090 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
June 29, 2015

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 64.438, -152.975.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
31,090 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
June 29, 2015 at 3:03 PM AKDT
Contained
September 5, 2015 at 3:11 PM AKDT
Declared out
September 5, 2015 at 3:11 PM AKDT
Cause
Natural
County
Yukon-Koyukuk County
State
Alaska
Land ownership at origin
USFWS
Primary fuel
Timber (Grass and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$2,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2015-AKTAD-000687
IRWIN identifier
40C8740F-E787-4EED-968E-F15E84E594C1

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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 6, 2015 at 1:39 PM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKTAD-000687.