Andrew Creek Fire
The Andrew Creek Fire was reported on July 24, 2018 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 7,869 acres. It was declared out on September 28, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,869 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 65.332, -142.941.
The incident
- Size
- 7,869 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2018 at 11:59 AM AKDT
- Contained
- September 28, 2018 at 10:00 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 28, 2018 at 10:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 49 miles southeast of Circle Hot Springs, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $137,771
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-AKUYD-000366
- IRWIN identifier
- E748E817-4990-49BF-80A8-0220B9A01217
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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 24, 2018 at 2:50 PM AKDT. Identifier 2018-AKUYD-000366.