Alaska wildfires

Frozen Calf Fire

OutYukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2019Wildfire

The Frozen Calf Fire was reported on June 24, 2019 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 237,494 acres. It was declared out on October 1, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
237,494 acres
Contained
65%
Discovered
June 24, 2019
Personnel
30

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 66.844, -142.938.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Fort Yukon

The incident

Size
237,494 acres
Containment
65%
Discovered
June 24, 2019 at 8:24 AM AKDT
Contained
October 1, 2019 at 10:00 AM AKDT
Controlled
October 1, 2019 at 10:05 AM AKDT
Declared out
October 1, 2019 at 10:10 AM AKDT
Cause
Natural
Location
25 miles northeast of Chalkyitsik, AK
County
Yukon-Koyukuk County
State
Alaska
Protecting agency
BLM
Jurisdiction
FWS
Land ownership at origin
USFWS
Personnel assigned
30
Incident management
Type 3 IC
Primary fuel
Timber (Grass and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$4,332,806
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2019-AKUYD-000367
IRWIN identifier
5D7C1283-D2F2-417E-8B78-F73ABEAB84FE

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Yukon, 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 July 10, 2020 at 8:57 AM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKUYD-000367.