Melozitna Fire
The Melozitna Fire was reported on May 21, 2019 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 1,661 acres. It was declared out on October 15, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,661 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- 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 65.338, -154.597.
The incident
- Size
- 1,661 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- May 21, 2019 at 10:21 AM AKDT
- Contained
- October 15, 2019 at 12:10 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- October 15, 2019 at 10:10 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 15, 2019 at 10:20 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 48 miles northeast of Ruby, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKTAD-000132
- IRWIN identifier
- E5EE8223-9CDD-4A54-94CD-436D0037743C
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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 October 15, 2019 at 3:25 PM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKTAD-000132.