Alaska wildfires

Seventymile Fire

OutSoutheast Fairbanks County, Alaska2015Wildfire

The Seventymile Fire was reported on May 24, 2015 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 2,902 acres. It was declared out on August 15, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
2,902 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
May 24, 2015
Personnel
27

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 64.900, -141.383.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
2,902 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
May 24, 2015 at 4:14 PM AKDT
Contained
June 13, 2015 at 12:00 PM AKDT
Controlled
August 15, 2015 at 1:16 PM AKDT
Declared out
August 15, 2015 at 1:16 PM AKDT
Cause
Natural
County
Southeast Fairbanks County
State
Alaska
Nearest city reported
Eagle
Land ownership at origin
Tribal
Personnel assigned
27
Incident management
Type 3 IC
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$982,527
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2015-AKUYD-000183
IRWIN identifier
7888C192-33A0-4374-BA48-73B70C3F1E35

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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 August 15, 2015 at 1:18 PM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKUYD-000183.