Alaska wildfires

Deniktaw Ridge Fire

OutYukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2018Wildfire

The Deniktaw Ridge Fire was reported on June 4, 2018 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 21,418 acres. It was declared out on August 31, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
21,418 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
June 4, 2018

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 65.947, -155.175.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
21,418 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
June 4, 2018 at 10:15 AM AKDT
Contained
August 31, 2018 at 2:45 PM AKDT
Declared out
August 31, 2018 at 2:50 PM AKDT
Cause
Natural, Lightning
Location
20 miles SW Hughes, Alaska
County
Yukon-Koyukuk County
State
Alaska
Nearest city reported
20 miles SW Hughes, Alaska
Jurisdiction
ANC
Land ownership at origin
ANCSA
Incident management
Type 4 IC
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$579,478
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2018-AKGAD-000117
IRWIN identifier
CD30C853-9CD4-426C-8C3B-29D3A0448248

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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 10:00 AM AKDT. Identifier 2018-AKGAD-000117.