Purcell Fire
The Purcell Fire was reported on June 6, 2018 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 2,676 acres. It was declared out on June 28, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,676 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- 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 66.416, -157.465.
The incident
- Size
- 2,676 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 6, 2018 at 8:53 PM AKDT
- Contained
- June 28, 2018 at 4:21 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- June 28, 2018 at 4:21 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 58 miles NW of Huslia, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-AKGAD-000197
- IRWIN identifier
- 29EA1BD7-29FE-4616-8A07-135C97749733
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Selawik, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 10:02 AM AKDT. Identifier 2018-AKGAD-000197.