Chalkyitsik Complex
The Chalkyitsik Complex was reported on July 9, 2019 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 505,273 acres. It is 99 percent contained.
- Size
- 505,273 acres
- Contained
- 99%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2019
- Personnel
- 34
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 66.571, -143.215.
The incident
- Size
- 505,273 acres
- Containment
- 99%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2019 at 1:31 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Unknown
- Location
- The complex of fires are in the area of Chalkyitsik, AK.
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 34
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,480,870
- Incident type
- Complex
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKUYD-000466
- IRWIN identifier
- 4E3207C5-B302-4ED4-9D08-2BD627FD7928
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 August 14, 2019 at 7:56 PM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKUYD-000466.