Molybdenum Mountains Fire
The Molybdenum Mountains Fire was reported on July 11, 2019 in Bethel County, Alaska and burned 904 acres. It was declared out on October 28, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 904 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2019
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 61.784, -159.234.
The incident
- Size
- 904 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2019 at 4:23 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 28, 2019 at 9:22 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- October 28, 2019 at 9:22 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 28, 2019 at 9:22 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 36 miles WSW of Crooked Creek
- County
- Bethel County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,155
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKSWS-904507
- IRWIN identifier
- 1EF72FE6-35C4-420D-BC36-E7A93E32BEAE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Aniak, 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 3:07 AM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKSWS-904507.