Ammerman Creek Fire
The Ammerman Creek Fire was reported on June 23, 2017 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 23,964 acres. It was declared out on October 13, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 23,964 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 68.418, -141.323.
The incident
- Size
- 23,964 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2017 at 5:04 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 13, 2017 at 9:10 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 13, 2017 at 9:10 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- Location
- 109 Miles east of Arctic Village, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AKUYD-000260
- IRWIN identifier
- 86A07501-8395-4D5D-B812-A18DA398F01D
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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 March 13, 2018 at 1:28 PM AKDT. Identifier 2017-AKUYD-000260.