Pitmik River Fire
The Pitmik River Fire was reported on July 15, 2016 in Kusilvak County, Alaska and burned 1,092 acres. It was declared out on August 29, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,092 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2016
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 61.760, -163.074.
The incident
- Size
- 1,092 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2016 at 11:31 AM AKDT
- Contained
- August 29, 2016 at 3:55 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 29, 2016 at 10:55 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 29, 2016 at 10:55 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- County
- Kusilvak County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- ANCSA
- Estimated cost to date
- $9,777
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-AKSWS-604503
- IRWIN identifier
- 955F0335-3572-44CC-BC31-9E86AF038E3E
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 September 14, 2022 at 3:36 AM AKDT. Identifier 2016-AKSWS-604503.