Bell Creek Fire
The Bell Creek Fire was reported on June 4, 2017 in Bethel County, Alaska and burned 2,653 acres. It was declared out on August 5, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,653 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2017
- Personnel
- 7
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 61.919, -158.082.
The incident
- Size
- 2,653 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2017 at 7:05 PM AKDT
- Contained
- June 14, 2017 at 2:00 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- June 18, 2017 at 2:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 5, 2017 at 1:43 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- Location
- 3 miles northwest of Crooked Creek, AK
- County
- Bethel County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- ANCSA
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,731,875
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AKSWS-704161
- IRWIN identifier
- C98E06E8-0F8C-45AF-949D-70CF6458E703
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 2:47 AM AKDT. Identifier 2017-AKSWS-704161.