Ball Creek Fire
The Ball Creek Fire was reported on June 4, 2017 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 13,924 acres. It was declared out on July 19, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 13,924 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2017
- Personnel
- 18
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 62.468, -157.643.
The incident
- Size
- 13,924 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2017 at 8:53 PM AKDT
- Contained
- July 19, 2017 at 12:37 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- July 19, 2017 at 12:37 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 19, 2017 at 12:37 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- Location
- 8 miles east of Flat, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 18
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Estimated cost to date
- $204,700
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AKSWS-704164
- IRWIN identifier
- 2C007BB1-9855-425F-A852-6C69C2DE4A9A
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 3:37 AM AKDT. Identifier 2017-AKSWS-704164.