Alaska wildfires

Mauneluk River Fire

OutNorthwest Arctic County, Alaska2016Wildfire

The Mauneluk River Fire was reported on July 1, 2016 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 4,479 acres. It was declared out on September 29, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
4,479 acres
Contained
1%
Discovered
July 1, 2016

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 67.139, -155.624.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
4,479 acres
Containment
1%
Discovered
July 1, 2016 at 6:40 PM AKDT
Contained
September 29, 2016 at 7:58 AM AKDT
Controlled
September 29, 2016 at 7:59 AM AKDT
Declared out
September 29, 2016 at 8:00 AM AKDT
Cause
Natural
County
Northwest Arctic County
State
Alaska
Protecting agency
BLM
Land ownership at origin
State
Primary fuel
Dormant Brush, Hardwood Slash
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2016-AKGAD-000385
IRWIN identifier
C29B431C-5416-4C18-944D-0079480FE8E3

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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 30, 2016 at 9:59 AM AKDT. Identifier 2016-AKGAD-000385.