Melozitna River Fire
The Melozitna River Fire was reported on July 17, 2019 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 5,473 acres. It was declared out on October 15, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,473 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2019
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 65.534, -154.292.
The incident
- Size
- 5,473 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2019 at 11:03 AM AKDT
- Contained
- October 15, 2019 at 10:00 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- October 15, 2019 at 10:10 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 15, 2019 at 10:20 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 68 miles northwest of Tanana, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKTAD-000597
- IRWIN identifier
- C6CF3F0F-F040-4C84-9B9A-CB1187EB2D48
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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 23, 2019 at 7:52 AM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKTAD-000597.