Melozitna Fire
The Melozitna Fire was reported on June 20, 2015 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 1,728 acres. It was declared out on August 22, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,728 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2015
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 64.958, -155.414.
The incident
- Size
- 1,728 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2015 at 8:18 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 22, 2015 at 7:05 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 22, 2015 at 7:05 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-AKGAD-000419
- IRWIN identifier
- 63D6DA91-7E0D-4524-8149-7E162D4D56EC
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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 8:37 AM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKGAD-000419.