Tusikpak Lake Fire
The Tusikpak Lake Fire was reported on June 4, 2018 in North Slope County, Alaska and burned 14,547 acres. It was declared out on June 15, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 14,547 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 68.349, -166.043.
The incident
- Size
- 14,547 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2018 at 9:45 AM AKDT
- Contained
- June 15, 2018 at 3:11 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- June 15, 2018 at 3:11 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 16 miles east of Point Hope, Alaska
- County
- North Slope County
- State
- Alaska
- Jurisdiction
- ANC
- Land ownership at origin
- ANCSA
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $87,879
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-AKGAD-000116
- IRWIN identifier
- 3A9F4BCD-2302-4DBB-967F-3A4820129EC5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Point Hope, AK covers the area today.
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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 December 18, 2018 at 8:22 AM AKST. Identifier 2018-AKGAD-000116.