Wulik River Fire
The Wulik River Fire was reported on July 24, 2015 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 1,745 acres. It was declared out on August 23, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,745 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2015
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 67.916, -163.687.
The incident
- Size
- 1,745 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2015 at 6:33 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 23, 2015 at 1:45 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 23, 2015 at 1:45 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Limited Suppression
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $29,510
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-AKGAD-000802
- IRWIN identifier
- D81CAC85-8593-4359-AEBF-F4D74EA169EF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Noatak, 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 11:16 AM AKST. Identifier 2015-AKGAD-000802.