Bearnose Hill Fire
The Bearnose Hill Fire was reported on June 29, 2019 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 130,960 acres. It was declared out on October 1, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 130,960 acres
- Contained
- 50%
- Discovered
- June 29, 2019
- Personnel
- 9
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 66.490, -143.570.
The incident
- Size
- 130,960 acres
- Containment
- 50%
- Discovered
- June 29, 2019 at 4:28 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 1, 2019 at 10:00 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- October 1, 2019 at 10:05 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 1, 2019 at 10:10 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 miles SE of Chalkyitsik, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- ANC
- Land ownership at origin
- ANCSA
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,108,024
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKUYD-000407
- IRWIN identifier
- 2F2D5842-7ED0-41E2-A6A9-41B6360730A4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Yukon, 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 October 1, 2019 at 11:10 AM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKUYD-000407.