Alaska wildfires

Mt Schwatka Fire

OutYukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2015Wildfire

The Mt Schwatka Fire was reported on June 23, 2015 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 11,543 acres. It was declared out on August 30, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
11,543 acres
Contained
0%
Discovered
June 23, 2015
Personnel
1

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 65.900, -147.317.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Farmers Loop

The incident

Size
11,543 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
June 23, 2015 at 11:22 AM AKDT
Contained
August 30, 2015 at 2:40 PM AKDT
Declared out
August 30, 2015 at 2:40 PM AKDT
Cause
Natural
County
Yukon-Koyukuk County
State
Alaska
Land ownership at origin
USFWS
Personnel assigned
1
Primary fuel
Closed Timber Litter
Estimated cost to date
$5,904
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2015-AKUYD-000568
IRWIN identifier
23B6684F-A58C-46BF-9668-0066505FF8D1

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Farmers Loop, 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 October 13, 2015 at 10:18 AM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKUYD-000568.