Alaska wildfires

Nikolai Slough Fire

OutYukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2015Wildfire

The Nikolai Slough Fire was reported on June 21, 2015 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 5,802 acres. It was declared out on September 7, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
5,802 acres
Contained
0%
Discovered
June 21, 2015

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 64.903, -157.049.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
5,802 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
June 21, 2015 at 10:23 PM AKDT
Contained
September 7, 2015 at 2:41 PM AKDT
Declared out
September 7, 2015 at 2:41 PM AKDT
Cause
Natural
Location
Full Suppression
County
Yukon-Koyukuk County
State
Alaska
Land ownership at origin
Tribal
Incident management
Type 5 IC
Primary fuel
Timber (Grass and Understory)
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2015-AKGAD-000485
IRWIN identifier
AF6D4825-DA14-4A95-AEF8-F8FB7D60A4B9

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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 8, 2015 at 6:16 PM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKGAD-000485.