Hess Creek Fire
The Hess Creek Fire was reported on June 21, 2019 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 182,908 acres. It was declared out on October 7, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 182,908 acres
- Contained
- 75%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2019
- Personnel
- 24
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 65.698, -148.365.
The incident
- Size
- 182,908 acres
- Containment
- 75%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2019 at 8:14 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 7, 2019 at 10:10 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 7, 2019 at 10:10 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 29 miles southeast of Steven's Village, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Livengood
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 24
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,005,369
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKUYD-000324
- IRWIN identifier
- 4AB4BF76-9D3B-4C1C-90B0-4BC9EE81B40A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Farmers Loop, 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 March 3, 2020 at 9:01 AM AKST. Identifier 2019-AKUYD-000324.