Salmon River Fire
The Salmon River Fire was reported on July 23, 2015 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 15,563 acres. It was declared out on September 10, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 15,563 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2015
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 67.158, -159.307.
The incident
- Size
- 15,563 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2015 at 8:18 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 10, 2015 at 1:30 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 10, 2015 at 1:30 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-AKGAD-000795
- IRWIN identifier
- 837E7DA3-5E61-4F8E-9E2C-0C1AB36F7209
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Selawik, 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 December 31, 2015 at 11:09 AM AKST. Identifier 2015-AKGAD-000795.