Dorothy Creek Fire
The Dorothy Creek Fire was reported on June 30, 2017 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 2,877 acres. It was declared out on July 20, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,877 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 30, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 67.693, -142.239.
The incident
- Size
- 2,877 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 30, 2017 at 3:08 PM AKDT
- Contained
- July 20, 2017 at 6:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 20, 2017 at 6:18 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- Location
- 35 miles northeast of Chalkyitsik, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AKUYD-000288
- IRWIN identifier
- F86DF691-23C6-40D2-BB4C-52E624145FAF
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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 July 22, 2017 at 8:59 AM AKDT. Identifier 2017-AKUYD-000288.