Mid Salcha Fire
The Mid Salcha Fire was reported on July 14, 2016 in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska and burned 1,165 acres. It was declared out on August 5, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,165 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 14, 2016
- Personnel
- 67
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 64.501, -146.445.
The incident
- Size
- 1,165 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 14, 2016 at 4:16 PM AKDT
- Contained
- July 24, 2016 at 7:01 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- July 24, 2016 at 7:01 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 5, 2016 at 3:25 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- County
- Fairbanks North Star County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Salcha
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 67
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,124,289
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-AKFAS-611468
- IRWIN identifier
- 89652EA5-C028-44E4-9522-8FB44C8AFE67
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salcha, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Salcha, AK14 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK21 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK32 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK38 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Fairbanks, AK44 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Farmers Loop, AK46 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
Alaska wildfires today Wildfires of 2016 All current fires
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 16, 2016 at 7:22 AM AKDT. Identifier 2016-AKFAS-611468.