Chandalar River Fire
The Chandalar River Fire was reported on June 29, 2016 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 2,848 acres. It was declared out on September 29, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,848 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- June 29, 2016
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 66.951, -146.440.
The incident
- Size
- 2,848 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- June 29, 2016 at 7:37 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 29, 2016 at 4:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 29, 2016 at 4:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-AKUYD-000380
- IRWIN identifier
- 20CF0D4F-15B7-4242-8046-4C7C6DEDAC7E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Yukon, 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 29, 2016 at 3:51 PM AKDT. Identifier 2016-AKUYD-000380.