South Fork Fire
The South Fork Fire was reported on July 14, 2016 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 2,610 acres. It was declared out on August 1, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,610 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 14, 2016
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 65.857, -157.726.
The incident
- Size
- 2,610 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 14, 2016 at 7:23 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 1, 2016 at 5:02 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 1, 2016 at 5:04 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 1, 2016 at 5:06 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- HUSLIA
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Primary fuel
- Dormant Brush, Hardwood Slash
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-AKGAD-000485
- IRWIN identifier
- 56FBA5E7-88E7-4201-83B0-A014A6147BFF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Selawik, 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 August 17, 2016 at 7:41 AM AKDT. Identifier 2016-AKGAD-000485.