Swift Fork Fire
The Swift Fork Fire was reported on June 14, 2018 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 17,799 acres. It was declared out on September 4, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 17,799 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 14, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 63.287, -152.495.
The incident
- Size
- 17,799 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 14, 2018 at 8:40 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 4, 2018 at 3:30 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 4, 2018 at 3:30 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 25 southeast of Telida, AK.
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-AKTAD-000243
- IRWIN identifier
- 40F39456-EB93-4FDB-A996-A9B908ED6945
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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 5, 2018 at 9:57 AM AKDT. Identifier 2018-AKTAD-000243.