Kogok River Fire
The Kogok River Fire was reported on June 6, 2017 in Wade Hampton County, Alaska and burned 2,691 acres. It was declared out on July 7, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,691 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 6, 2017
- Personnel
- 21
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 63.113, -162.344.
The incident
- Size
- 2,691 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 6, 2017 at 3:15 PM AKDT
- Contained
- June 9, 2017 at 5:00 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- June 9, 2017 at 5:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 7, 2017 at 12:50 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- Location
- 25 miles southwest of St. Micheal
- County
- Wade Hampton County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- St. Michael
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 21
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Estimated cost to date
- $76,210
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AKGAD-000175
- IRWIN identifier
- C6B8F26B-5703-4C24-B1A1-573412B32737
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Stebbins, 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 July 10, 2017 at 4:00 AM AKDT. Identifier 2017-AKGAD-000175.