East Fork Fire
The East Fork Fire was reported on June 15, 2017 in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska and burned 1,016 acres. It was declared out on December 7, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,016 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 15, 2017
- Personnel
- 22
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 60.596, -150.521.
The incident
- Size
- 1,016 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 15, 2017 at 6:25 PM AKDT
- Contained
- December 7, 2017 at 10:00 AM AKST
- Controlled
- December 7, 2017 at 10:00 AM AKST
- Declared out
- December 7, 2017 at 10:00 AM AKST
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- Location
- 15 nm NE Soldotna AK
- County
- Kenai Peninsula County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 22
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,465,200
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AKKKS-703231
- IRWIN identifier
- 1A9701F4-2CC0-4B80-8456-92F8BB4CD593
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sterling, 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-AKKKS-703231.