Deshka Landing Fire
The Deshka Landing Fire was reported on August 17, 2019 in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska and burned 1,314 acres. It was declared out on October 28, 2019. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,314 acres
- Contained
- 95%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2019
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 61.712, -150.176.
The incident
- Size
- 1,314 acres
- Containment
- 95%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2019 at 2:29 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 28, 2019 at 8:17 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- October 28, 2019 at 8:18 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 28, 2019 at 8:18 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment
- Location
- Deshka Landing
- County
- Matanuska-Susitna County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Willow
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,800,027
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKMSS-901736
- IRWIN identifier
- C612FAFE-C3EC-4666-9F2F-8CD6D7C1291F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Willow, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Willow, AK5 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Houston, AK13 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Big Lake, AK15 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Meadow Lakes, AK20 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Knik-Fairview, AK23 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Tanaina, AK25 miles east of the fire’s origin
Alaska wildfires today Wildfires of 2019 All current fires
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 3:07 AM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKMSS-901736.