McArthur Creek Fire
The McArthur Creek Fire was reported on May 21, 2019 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 20,081 acres. It was declared out on September 26, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 20,081 acres
- Contained
- 1%
- Discovered
- May 21, 2019
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 62.997, -141.060.
The incident
- Size
- 20,081 acres
- Containment
- 1%
- Discovered
- May 21, 2019 at 3:54 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 26, 2019 at 2:03 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 25 miles North East of Northway
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Tok
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $675,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKTAS-913133
- IRWIN identifier
- EA646D2D-D8FF-4ED8-8BFD-F688F69126C8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tok, 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 14, 2022 at 3:01 AM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKTAS-913133.