Pitka Fire
The Pitka Fire was reported on July 15, 2019 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 1,552 acres. It was declared out on September 20, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,552 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2019
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 66.851, -148.424.
The incident
- Size
- 1,552 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2019 at 3:19 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 20, 2019 at 8:30 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- September 20, 2019 at 8:35 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 20, 2019 at 8:54 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 45 miles northwest of Beaver
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKUYD-000573
- IRWIN identifier
- 566B1B31-5282-40F7-ABC3-C3ACD4CC9BA5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Yukon, AK covers the area today.
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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 20, 2019 at 2:35 PM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKUYD-000573.