American Creek Fire
The American Creek Fire was reported on June 4, 2017 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 12,945 acres. It was declared out on August 5, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 12,945 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 63.173, -156.843.
The incident
- Size
- 12,945 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2017 at 2:59 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 5, 2017 at 1:42 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 5, 2017 at 1:42 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- Location
- 8.8 nmi SW of Ophir
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Estimated cost to date
- $18,735
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AKSWS-704158
- IRWIN identifier
- 91068E54-7C07-4C4F-AA8A-B44162E3903D
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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 3:37 AM AKDT. Identifier 2017-AKSWS-704158.