Ethel Creek Fire
The Ethel Creek Fire was reported on July 11, 2019 in Dillingham County, Alaska and burned 29,846 acres. It was declared out on October 28, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 29,846 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2019
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 60.234, -156.517.
The incident
- Size
- 29,846 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2019 at 6:06 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 28, 2019 at 10:55 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- October 28, 2019 at 10:55 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 28, 2019 at 10:55 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 53 miles northeast of Nondalton, AK
- County
- Dillingham County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $368,746
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKSWS-904516
- IRWIN identifier
- 83F982AA-007B-452A-B2D6-636A66CD8BF0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for New Stuyahok, 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 September 14, 2022 at 3:03 AM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKSWS-904516.