Beaver Fire
The Beaver Fire was reported on June 26, 2019 in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska and burned 12,970 acres. It was declared out on October 3, 2019. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 12,970 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 26, 2019
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 64.756, -146.463.
The incident
- Size
- 12,970 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 26, 2019 at 3:21 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 3, 2019 at 10:00 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- October 3, 2019 at 10:05 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 3, 2019 at 10:10 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 20 miles southwest of Granite Tors Mountain
- County
- Fairbanks North Star County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- USA
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $345,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKMID-000390
- IRWIN identifier
- 831A7AAA-5DA6-4E52-BFAF-2E0E0C502A78
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, AK15 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK19 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Salcha, AK21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK26 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK32 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Fairbanks, AK37 miles west 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 December 20, 2019 at 10:30 AM AKST. Identifier 2019-AKMID-000390.