Kateel River Fire
The Kateel River Fire was reported on June 25, 2019 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 2,541 acres. It was declared out on August 4, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,541 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 25, 2019
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 65.488, -160.324.
The incident
- Size
- 2,541 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 25, 2019 at 12:29 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 4, 2019 at 4:27 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 4, 2019 at 5:27 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 4, 2019 at 6:27 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 36 miles SE of Buckland, AK
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKGAD-000376
- IRWIN identifier
- 7F12C25E-508E-41D8-9D46-002106328C5F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Selawik, 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 August 4, 2019 at 8:33 PM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKGAD-000376.