Little Melozitna River Fire
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.
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.