Buckland 3 Fire
The Buckland 3 Fire was reported on June 19, 2019 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 2,855 acres. It was declared out on August 4, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,855 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 66.021, -160.461.
The incident
- Size
- 2,855 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2019 at 10:45 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 4, 2019 at 1:47 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 4, 2019 at 2:47 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 4, 2019 at 3:47 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 17 miles NE 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
- $5,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKGAD-000294
- IRWIN identifier
- 8E1AC1D8-6446-4A8C-A1DA-3EB76AA8D1B6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Selawik, 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 August 26, 2019 at 11:33 AM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKGAD-000294.