Pitka River Fire
The Pitka River Fire was reported on July 14, 2019 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 1,872 acres. It was declared out on August 21, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,872 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 14, 2019
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 65.387, -158.063.
The incident
- Size
- 1,872 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 14, 2019 at 6:20 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 21, 2019 at 4:58 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 21, 2019 at 5:58 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 21, 2019 at 6:58 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 46 nautical miles SW of Huslia, Alaska.
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Dormant Brush, Hardwood Slash
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKGAD-000560
- IRWIN identifier
- 5F62F466-B6A9-44D4-BC50-33F12ED14228
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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 August 21, 2019 at 7:41 PM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKGAD-000560.