Sisters Fire
The Sisters Fire was reported on June 20, 2015 in Nome County, Alaska and burned 20,049 acres. It was declared out on August 5, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 20,049 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2015
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 63.333, -161.550.
The incident
- Size
- 20,049 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2015 at 6:22 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 5, 2015 at 3:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 5, 2015 at 3:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Nome County
- State
- Alaska
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-AKGAD-000405
- IRWIN identifier
- FBAB3CDC-2449-4EA3-9605-9D444674550D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Stebbins, 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 August 26, 2015 at 3:02 PM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKGAD-000405.