Alaska wildfires

Hurst Creek Fire

OutYukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2019Wildfire

The Hurst Creek Fire was reported on June 22, 2019 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 85,261 acres. It was declared out on October 28, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
85,261 acres
Contained
5%
Discovered
June 22, 2019

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 63.017, -157.339.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
85,261 acres
Containment
5%
Discovered
June 22, 2019 at 8:31 PM AKDT
Contained
October 28, 2019 at 9:10 AM AKDT
Controlled
October 28, 2019 at 9:10 AM AKDT
Declared out
October 28, 2019 at 9:10 AM AKDT
Cause
Natural, Lightning
Location
25 miles SE of Ohpir.
County
Yukon-Koyukuk County
State
Alaska
Protecting agency
DVF
Jurisdiction
DVF
Land ownership at origin
State
Incident management
Type 5 IC
Primary fuel
Chaparral (6 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$231,175
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2019-AKSWS-904352
IRWIN identifier
F3E79C8F-E1E3-4224-9131-DDC8F39A6F02

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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 3:06 AM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKSWS-904352.