Owhat River Fire
The Owhat River Fire was reported on June 24, 2015 in Bethel County, Alaska and burned 39,550 acres. It was declared out on August 12, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 39,550 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 24, 2015
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 61.800, -159.533.
The incident
- Size
- 39,550 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 24, 2015 at 3:35 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 12, 2015 at 5:41 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 12, 2015 at 5:41 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 12, 2015 at 5:41 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Bethel County
- State
- Alaska
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,921
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-AKSWS-504615
- IRWIN identifier
- EFAD3284-EDDF-43D5-85A8-7995764B733F
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 3:33 AM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKSWS-504615.