Batchelor Creek Fire
The Batchelor Creek Fire was reported on July 15, 2019 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 1,130 acres. It was declared out on September 8, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,130 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2019
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 65.456, -146.094.
The incident
- Size
- 1,130 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2019 at 2:40 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 8, 2019 at 5:25 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- September 8, 2019 at 5:30 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 8, 2019 at 5:35 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 26 miles north of Chena Hot Springs
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKUYD-000571
- IRWIN identifier
- F0EDB476-3DCC-485E-8674-2FF46367174D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pleasant Valley, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pleasant Valley, AK46 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Farmers Loop, AK60 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK61 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK62 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK62 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Fairbanks, AK64 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
Alaska wildfires today Wildfires of 2019 All current fires
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 8, 2019 at 5:26 PM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKUYD-000571.