McKinley Fire
The McKinley Fire was reported on August 17, 2019 in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska and burned 3,289 acres. It was declared out on November 7, 2019. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,289 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2019
- Personnel
- 62
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 62.020, -150.070.
The incident
- Size
- 3,289 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2019 at 4:20 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 13, 2019 at 9:19 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- November 7, 2019 at 1:53 PM AKST
- Declared out
- November 7, 2019 at 1:53 PM AKST
- Cause
- Human, Cause and Origin Not Identified
- Location
- 18 miles north of Willow, AK
- County
- Matanuska-Susitna County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- PRI
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 62
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,544,587
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKMSS-901738
- IRWIN identifier
- 61A7374C-9361-4D15-8BD2-FD6C6C47C1F9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Susitna North, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Susitna North, AK12 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Willow, AK19 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Houston, AK28 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Meadow Lakes, AK31 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Fishhook, AK33 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Tanaina, AK34 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
Alaska wildfires today Wildfires of 2019 All current fires
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 3:09 AM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKMSS-901738.