Omikmuktusuk Fire
The Omikmuktusuk Fire was reported on June 28, 2017 in North Slope County, Alaska and burned 1,647 acres. It was declared out on July 14, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,647 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 28, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 69.679, -159.622.
The incident
- Size
- 1,647 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 28, 2017 at 5:24 PM AKDT
- Contained
- July 14, 2017 at 2:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 14, 2017 at 2:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- Location
- 92 miles ESE Point Lay
- County
- North Slope County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AKGAD-000279
- IRWIN identifier
- 14025835-30F7-4E28-B709-4B1A34BBC458
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wainwright, 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 14, 2017 at 6:04 PM AKDT. Identifier 2017-AKGAD-000279.