Chandalar River Fire
The Chandalar River Fire was reported on June 22, 2019 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 13,122 acres. It was declared out on October 7, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 13,122 acres
- Contained
- 40%
- Discovered
- June 22, 2019
- Personnel
- 87
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 66.981, -146.571.
The incident
- Size
- 13,122 acres
- Containment
- 40%
- Discovered
- June 22, 2019 at 6:58 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 7, 2019 at 10:00 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- October 7, 2019 at 10:05 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 7, 2019 at 10:10 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 5 miles SW of Venetie, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 87
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,841,384
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKUYD-000349
- IRWIN identifier
- CAB3AF78-95A9-4C87-AB19-F24EE27200D7
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 October 9, 2019 at 4:19 PM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKUYD-000349.