Loper Creek Fire
The Loper Creek Fire was reported on June 27, 2017 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 2,549 acres. It was declared out on July 25, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,549 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 27, 2017
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 65.693, -145.552.
The incident
- Size
- 2,549 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 27, 2017 at 2:51 PM AKDT
- Contained
- July 25, 2017 at 7:15 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 25, 2017 at 7:30 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- Location
- 43 miles SW of Circle, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Circle City
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Estimated cost to date
- $104,744
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AKUYD-000272
- IRWIN identifier
- 3BCA8DE3-A9AE-4617-999D-6DC536FB9362
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Yukon, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Fort Yukon, AK61 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Farmers Loop, AK82 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK83 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK83 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK84 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Fairbanks, AK86 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
Alaska wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated March 27, 2018 at 6:13 PM AKDT. Identifier 2017-AKUYD-000272.