Mingvk Lake Fire
The Mingvk Lake Fire was reported on July 19, 2015 in Nome County, Alaska and burned 21,698 acres. It was declared out on September 28, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 21,698 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 19, 2015
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 65.417, -164.533.
The incident
- Size
- 21,698 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 19, 2015 at 9:13 AM AKDT
- Contained
- September 28, 2015 at 3:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 28, 2015 at 3:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Nome County
- State
- Alaska
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-AKGAD-000772
- IRWIN identifier
- A593B436-6AF5-47FA-BFF1-F9FAB68D434E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Nome, 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 December 15, 2015 at 12:15 PM AKST. Identifier 2015-AKGAD-000772.