River North Fire
The River North Fire was reported on June 6, 2017 in Nome County, Alaska and burned 3,079 acres. It was declared out on July 7, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,079 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 6, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 64.266, -160.148.
The incident
- Size
- 3,079 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 6, 2017 at 8:32 PM AKDT
- Contained
- July 7, 2017 at 12:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 7, 2017 at 12:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- Location
- 35 NE UNALAKLEET, 30 ENE SHAKTOOLIK
- County
- Nome County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- UNALAKLEET
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AKGAD-000195
- IRWIN identifier
- 7B6A1F62-2236-4F01-B37E-92889B6F05EB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Unalakleet, 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 9, 2017 at 7:00 AM AKDT. Identifier 2017-AKGAD-000195.