Helmet Fire
The Helmet Fire was reported on July 6, 2017 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 40,202 acres. It was declared out on August 26, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 40,202 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2017
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 67.560, -144.043.
The incident
- Size
- 40,202 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2017 at 1:55 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 26, 2017 at 2:15 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 26, 2017 at 2:30 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- Location
- 55 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
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $25,978
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AKUYD-000312
- IRWIN identifier
- 1E5D3F64-62ED-4149-AB71-53535BDD0504
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Yukon, 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 August 31, 2017 at 12:01 PM AKDT. Identifier 2017-AKUYD-000312.