Aropuk Lake Fire
The Aropuk Lake Fire was reported on June 2, 2016 in Bethel County, Alaska and burned 2,203 acres. It was declared out on June 28, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,203 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 2, 2016
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 61.050, -163.598.
The incident
- Size
- 2,203 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 2, 2016 at 9:28 AM AKDT
- Contained
- June 28, 2016 at 12:45 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- June 28, 2016 at 12:45 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- June 28, 2016 at 12:45 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- County
- Bethel County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Bethel
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Area Command
- Estimated cost to date
- $13,576
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-AKSWS-604228
- IRWIN identifier
- D6E90497-ACAD-47B2-B93A-A50C36D5E4A1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kasigluk, 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 2:35 AM AKDT. Identifier 2016-AKSWS-604228.