Selawik River Fire
The Selawik River Fire was reported on July 15, 2015 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 8,867 acres. It was declared out on August 23, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,867 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 15, 2015
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 66.487, -157.789.
The incident
- Size
- 8,867 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 15, 2015 at 2:18 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 23, 2015 at 12:10 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 23, 2015 at 12:10 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-AKGAD-000752
- IRWIN identifier
- 30C6432B-5039-443C-A617-AE633835D348
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 September 22, 2015 at 11:23 AM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKGAD-000752.