Bear Creek Fire
The Bear Creek Fire was reported on July 15, 2016 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 1,033 acres. It was declared out on July 29, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,033 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2016
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 62.749, -154.073.
The incident
- Size
- 1,033 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2016 at 11:27 AM AKDT
- Contained
- July 29, 2016 at 4:50 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- July 29, 2016 at 4:50 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 29, 2016 at 4:50 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $47,834
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-AKSWS-604502
- IRWIN identifier
- 10D407E7-DA06-4505-B217-539D4C6F8F91
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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 2:39 AM AKDT. Identifier 2016-AKSWS-604502.