Little Yetna River Fire
The Little Yetna River Fire was reported on June 4, 2017 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 16,514 acres. It was declared out on August 5, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 16,514 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 62.570, -158.577.
The incident
- Size
- 16,514 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2017 at 3:52 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 5, 2017 at 1:42 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 5, 2017 at 1:42 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- Location
- 28.3 nmi NE of Shageluk
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $8,998
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AKSWS-704159
- IRWIN identifier
- D3AAABF1-D21F-4768-A605-4698B313BEEB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Aniak, 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 3:37 AM AKDT. Identifier 2017-AKSWS-704159.