Mt Schwatka Fire
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.
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.