Lois Creek Fire
The Lois Creek Fire was reported on July 2, 2017 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 32,715 acres. It was declared out on August 9, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 32,715 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 68.292, -142.012.
The incident
- Size
- 32,715 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2017 at 5:26 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 9, 2017 at 3:50 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 9, 2017 at 3:50 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- Location
- 89 miles northeast of Arctic Village, AK.
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AKUYD-000294
- IRWIN identifier
- 022B3833-8BAA-4CF8-AC50-CF235F065649
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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 10, 2017 at 8:15 PM AKDT. Identifier 2017-AKUYD-000294.