Medfra Fire
The Medfra Fire was reported on May 29, 2016 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 7,930 acres. It was declared out on August 12, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,930 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 29, 2016
- Personnel
- 5
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Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 63.208, -154.215.
The incident
- Size
- 7,930 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 29, 2016 at 10:25 AM AKDT
- Contained
- August 12, 2016 at 5:14 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 12, 2016 at 5:14 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 12, 2016 at 5:14 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Medfra
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- ANC
- Land ownership at origin
- ANCSA
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Area Command
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,148,717
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-AKSWS-604191
- IRWIN identifier
- 74247AED-06F6-4F0E-9E14-6FB0B121CA55
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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 3:10 AM AKDT. Identifier 2016-AKSWS-604191.