Alaska wildfires

Mauneluk River Fire

OutNorthwest Arctic County, Alaska2019Wildfire

The Mauneluk River Fire was reported on July 12, 2019 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 9,822 acres. It was declared out on August 27, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
9,822 acres
Contained
0%
Discovered
July 12, 2019
Personnel
18

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 66.902, -156.356.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
9,822 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
July 12, 2019 at 8:34 PM AKDT
Contained
August 27, 2019 at 1:15 PM AKDT
Controlled
August 27, 2019 at 1:25 PM AKDT
Declared out
August 27, 2019 at 1:35 PM AKDT
Cause
Natural
Location
30 Miles SE of Ambler
County
Northwest Arctic County
State
Alaska
Nearest city reported
30 Miles SE of Ambler
Protecting agency
BLM
Jurisdiction
ANC
Personnel assigned
18
Incident management
Type 4 IC
Primary fuel
Dormant Brush, Hardwood Slash
Estimated cost to date
$1,500,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2019-AKGAD-000535
IRWIN identifier
A18CDB84-EBC1-4A41-AB9C-56B2BD351131

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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 29, 2019 at 7:58 AM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKGAD-000535.