Whitefish Lake 2 Fire
The Whitefish Lake 2 Fire was reported on May 31, 2015 in Bethel County, Alaska and burned 1,000 acres. It was declared out on June 2, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 31, 2015
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 61.391, -160.372.
The incident
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 31, 2015 at 6:53 PM AKDT
- Contained
- June 2, 2015 at 10:23 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- June 2, 2015 at 10:23 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Bethel County
- State
- Alaska
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $142,534
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-AKSWS-504228
- IRWIN identifier
- 90BE207A-B7A3-443D-903B-863C7937EA1C
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 2:24 AM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKSWS-504228.