Boundary River Fire
The Boundary River Fire was reported on June 23, 2019 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 14,913 acres. It was declared out on September 26, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 14,913 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2019
- Personnel
- 3
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 62.860, -142.237.
The incident
- Size
- 14,913 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2019 at 4:44 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 26, 2019 at 1:47 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Along the Nabesna River appproximately 8 miles SW of Northway, AK
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Tok
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- ANCSA
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $433,630
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKTAS-913362
- IRWIN identifier
- 4359657A-35B8-41FC-9144-728E8910334F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tok, 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 14, 2022 at 3:01 AM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKTAS-913362.