White Mountain Creek Fire
The White Mountain Creek Fire was reported on July 3, 2017 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 78,858 acres. It was declared out on October 13, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 78,858 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 3, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 67.453, -141.318.
The incident
- Size
- 78,858 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 3, 2017 at 2:09 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 13, 2017 at 11:24 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 13, 2017 at 11:24 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- Location
- 85 miles northeast of Chalkyitsik, AK.
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $96,310
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AKUYD-000297
- IRWIN identifier
- CB846635-C8CB-4734-8DC9-2C787C6C58F6
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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 October 13, 2017 at 11:55 AM AKDT. Identifier 2017-AKUYD-000297.