Ophir Creek Fire
The Ophir Creek Fire was reported on June 23, 2015 in Bethel County, Alaska and burned 30,929 acres. It was declared out on September 21, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 30,929 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2015
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 61.319, -159.855.
The incident
- Size
- 30,929 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2015 at 5:23 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 21, 2015 at 11:09 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- September 21, 2015 at 11:09 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 21, 2015 at 11:09 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Bethel County
- State
- Alaska
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $309,785
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-AKSWS-504596
- IRWIN identifier
- A3A71744-F6CE-47BC-B776-EB3012E5CEC8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Aniak, 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 September 14, 2022 at 2:28 AM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKSWS-504596.