South Fork Salcha Fire
The South Fork Salcha Fire was reported on June 8, 2017 in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska and burned 8,345 acres. It was declared out on September 25, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,345 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 8, 2017
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 64.444, -145.553.
The incident
- Size
- 8,345 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 8, 2017 at 11:09 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 25, 2017 at 10:30 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- Location
- 37 miles E of Harding Lake
- County
- Fairbanks North Star County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $17,354
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AKFAS-711204
- IRWIN identifier
- 1C166729-9871-415C-AB4E-D72CA0EAB2B1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Big Delta, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Big Delta, AK22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Salcha, AK41 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Deltana, AK41 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK47 miles west of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK57 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK64 miles northwest 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 September 14, 2022 at 3:37 AM AKDT. Identifier 2017-AKFAS-711204.