Alaska wildfires

Devil's Elbow Fire

OutYukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2019Wildfire

The Devil's Elbow Fire was reported on July 11, 2019 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 8,126 acres. It was declared out on October 28, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
8,126 acres
Contained
0%
Discovered
July 11, 2019

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 62.125, -156.128.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
8,126 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
July 11, 2019 at 8:13 AM AKDT
Contained
October 28, 2019 at 9:21 AM AKDT
Controlled
October 28, 2019 at 9:21 AM AKDT
Declared out
October 28, 2019 at 9:21 AM AKDT
Cause
Natural, Lightning
Location
24 miles north-northeast of Stoney River
County
Yukon-Koyukuk County
State
Alaska
Protecting agency
DVF
Jurisdiction
DVF
Land ownership at origin
State
Incident management
Type 5 IC
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$66,632
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2019-AKSWS-904496
IRWIN identifier
99A96292-E1A1-4FDB-904C-B2C11C4D06B6

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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 September 14, 2022 at 3:07 AM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKSWS-904496.