Kuyukutuk River Fire
The Kuyukutuk River Fire was reported on June 3, 2016 in Wade Hampton County, Alaska and burned 21,305 acres. It was declared out on August 21, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 21,305 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 3, 2016
- Personnel
- 20
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 62.055, -161.179.
The incident
- Size
- 21,305 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 3, 2016 at 9:25 AM AKDT
- Contained
- August 21, 2016 at 10:06 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 21, 2016 at 10:08 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 21, 2016 at 10:10 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Wade Hampton County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 20
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,655,557
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-AKGAD-000235
- IRWIN identifier
- 27E2D641-2ECE-42D3-BCEE-9E3C7573BB95
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pilot Station, 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 August 26, 2016 at 11:07 AM AKDT. Identifier 2016-AKGAD-000235.