Smith Creek Fire
The Smith Creek Fire was reported on July 13, 2016 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 5,007 acres. It was declared out on August 1, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,007 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2016
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 62.134, -158.393.
The incident
- Size
- 5,007 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2016 at 11:53 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 1, 2016 at 5:29 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 1, 2016 at 5:29 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $178,313
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-AKSWS-604453
- IRWIN identifier
- 3489F61D-9075-417B-8792-9AD96A27A94F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Aniak, 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-604453.