Buckland 1 Fire
The Buckland 1 Fire was reported on June 19, 2019 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 1,541 acres. It was declared out on August 4, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,541 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2019
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 66.160, -161.240.
The incident
- Size
- 1,541 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2019 at 10:44 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 4, 2019 at 2:05 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 4, 2019 at 3:05 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 4, 2019 at 4:05 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 11 miles NNW of Buckland, AK
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $25,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKGAD-000292
- IRWIN identifier
- 99A50B70-4778-4D8C-8464-FE64EF712433
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Selawik, 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 August 4, 2019 at 8:35 PM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKGAD-000292.