Lake Creek Fire
The Lake Creek Fire was reported on July 2, 2017 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 2,419 acres. It was declared out on July 20, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,419 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 67.508, -142.159.
The incident
- Size
- 2,419 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2017 at 4:07 PM AKDT
- Contained
- July 20, 2017 at 6:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 20, 2017 at 6:12 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- Location
- 72 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
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AKUYD-000291
- IRWIN identifier
- BF193C80-A9FC-41DE-A790-0756CB58450C
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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 23, 2017 at 5:31 PM AKDT. Identifier 2017-AKUYD-000291.