Taixtsalda Hill Fire
The Taixtsalda Hill Fire was reported on July 23, 2018 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 27,194 acres. It was declared out on October 23, 2018.
- Size
- 27,194 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 62.830, -142.360.
The incident
- Size
- 27,194 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2018 at 12:47 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 23, 2018 at 2:16 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- October 23, 2018 at 2:16 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 23, 2018 at 2:16 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Unknown, Investigated but Undetermined
- Location
- 14 miles Southwest of Northway Village
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- ANCSA
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,828,909
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-AKTAS-813357
- IRWIN identifier
- 89D26F97-A633-40FB-8FC1-DA13AFDEF9F9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tok, 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 10:26 AM AKDT. Identifier 2018-AKTAS-813357.