Devil's Elbow Fire
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.
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.