Black River Fire
The Black River Fire was reported on June 18, 2019 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 103,268 acres. It was declared out on September 15, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 103,268 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 18, 2019
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 66.073, -142.225.
The incident
- Size
- 103,268 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 18, 2019 at 1:20 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 15, 2019 at 7:40 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- September 15, 2019 at 7:50 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 15, 2019 at 8:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 53 miles northeast of Circle, AK.
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $30,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKUYD-000262
- IRWIN identifier
- 35C99EB2-11E7-46E7-9FCE-CB72DCD67C8E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Yukon, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 28, 2021 at 9:09 AM AKST. Identifier 2019-AKUYD-000262.