Nugget Creek Fire
The Nugget Creek Fire was reported on June 21, 2019 in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska and burned 17,499 acres. It was declared out on September 30, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 17,499 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2019
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 64.874, -146.555.
The incident
- Size
- 17,499 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2019 at 8:04 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 30, 2019 at 11:44 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- September 30, 2019 at 11:44 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 30, 2019 at 11:44 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 16 miles NE of North Pole, Alaska
- County
- Fairbanks North Star County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Fairbanks
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $56,201
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKFAS-911323
- IRWIN identifier
- B178F7A8-013B-4E67-89E8-90EACEBEC4FA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pleasant Valley, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pleasant Valley, AK9 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK25 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Salcha, AK26 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK29 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Farmers Loop, AK34 miles west 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 3:08 AM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKFAS-911323.