Kuyukutuk River Fire
The Kuyukutuk River Fire was reported on June 11, 2019 in Kusilvak County, Alaska and burned 5,084 acres. It was declared out on July 20, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,084 acres
- Contained
- 90%
- Discovered
- June 11, 2019
- Personnel
- 26
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 62.028, -161.551.
The incident
- Size
- 5,084 acres
- Containment
- 90%
- Discovered
- June 11, 2019 at 10:25 AM AKDT
- Contained
- June 22, 2019 at 6:00 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- June 23, 2019 at 12:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 20, 2019 at 12:10 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 20 Miles north of Russian Mission AK
- County
- Kusilvak County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 26
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $850,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKGAD-000224
- IRWIN identifier
- B3DBFAAC-4026-4467-B0D6-8235EAECFB1B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pilot Station, 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 26, 2019 at 8:36 AM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKGAD-000224.