Alaska wildfires

Big Mud Fire

OutYukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2016Wildfire

The Big Mud Fire was reported on June 1, 2016 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 44,540 acres. It was declared out on September 22, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
44,540 acres
Contained
0%
Discovered
June 1, 2016
Personnel
8

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 64.540, -153.247.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
44,540 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
June 1, 2016 at 4:54 PM AKDT
Contained
September 22, 2016 at 4:58 PM AKDT
Controlled
September 22, 2016 at 4:59 PM AKDT
Declared out
September 22, 2016 at 5:00 PM AKDT
Cause
Natural
County
Yukon-Koyukuk County
State
Alaska
Protecting agency
BLM
Land ownership at origin
USFWS
Personnel assigned
8
Incident management
Type 4 IC
Primary fuel
Dormant Brush, Hardwood Slash
Estimated cost to date
$181,843
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2016-AKTAD-000226
IRWIN identifier
5A23FDED-F3CA-474F-8B8E-49A3FFF2EC10

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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 27, 2016 at 10:35 AM AKDT. Identifier 2016-AKTAD-000226.