Boulder Creek Fire
The Boulder Creek Fire was reported on July 2, 2017 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 40,906 acres. It was declared out on October 13, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 40,906 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2017
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 67.450, -143.733.
The incident
- Size
- 40,906 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2017 at 3:12 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 13, 2017 at 11:43 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 13, 2017 at 11:43 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- Location
- 66 miles southeast of Arctic Village, AK.
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $917,520
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AKUYD-000292
- IRWIN identifier
- DC5D8B8C-8437-4C56-8822-187E33619168
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Yukon, AK covers the area today.
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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 October 13, 2017 at 11:43 AM AKDT. Identifier 2017-AKUYD-000292.