Dry Creek 2 Fire
The Dry Creek 2 Fire was reported on July 9, 2019 in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska and burned 2,255 acres. It was declared out on September 23, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,255 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2019
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 64.403, -147.349.
The incident
- Size
- 2,255 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2019 at 8:10 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 23, 2019 at 2:35 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 23, 2019 at 2:35 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 24 miles south of North Pole, AK
- County
- Fairbanks North Star County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- USA
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKMID-000471
- IRWIN identifier
- BC2B73CF-ECBC-4C3B-9968-B9522FF0C0D4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salcha, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Salcha, AK16 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK20 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK24 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK28 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Fairbanks, AK32 miles north of the fire’s origin
- College, AK34 miles northwest 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 23, 2019 at 2:34 PM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKMID-000471.