Alaska wildfires

Little Melozitna River Fire

OutYukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2018Wildfire

The Little Melozitna River Fire was reported on June 6, 2018 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 28,018 acres. It was declared out on September 14, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
28,018 acres
Contained
1%
Discovered
June 6, 2018

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 65.471, -153.688.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
28,018 acres
Containment
1%
Discovered
June 6, 2018 at 11:35 AM AKDT
Contained
September 14, 2018 at 12:30 PM AKDT
Controlled
September 14, 2018 at 12:30 PM AKDT
Declared out
September 14, 2018 at 12:30 PM AKDT
Cause
Natural, Lightning
Location
50 miles W/NW of Tanana Alaska
County
Yukon-Koyukuk County
State
Alaska
Jurisdiction
DVF
Land ownership at origin
State
Incident management
Type 5 IC
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2018-AKTAD-000171
IRWIN identifier
2AC3EDC2-C107-41C4-950E-EA45F3105CCE

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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 4, 2018 at 12:04 PM AKDT. Identifier 2018-AKTAD-000171.