Unalakleet River Fire
The Unalakleet River Fire was reported on June 9, 2018 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 3,410 acres. It was declared out on August 28, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,410 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 9, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 64.249, -159.786.
The incident
- Size
- 3,410 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 9, 2018 at 9:20 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 28, 2018 at 3:06 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 28, 2018 at 3:12 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 31 miles west of Kaltag
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $13,563
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-AKGAD-000222
- IRWIN identifier
- 6A36779E-827A-4E6A-B586-7EFB6ACB8611
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Unalakleet, 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 September 19, 2018 at 4:32 PM AKDT. Identifier 2018-AKGAD-000222.