Rainbow 2 Fire
The Rainbow 2 Fire was reported on June 29, 2019 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 18,453 acres. It was declared out on September 23, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 18,453 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 29, 2019
- Personnel
- 55
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 64.145, -146.281.
The incident
- Size
- 18,453 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 29, 2019 at 5:03 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 23, 2019 at 4:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Rainbow Lake
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Delta Junction.
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 55
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,561,735
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKDAS-912409
- IRWIN identifier
- F1767CC6-66F7-40E6-AFBD-3C4A2AC1E1CE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Big Delta, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Big Delta, AK13 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Salcha, AK32 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Deltana, AK37 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK43 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK53 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK59 miles northwest 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 3:07 AM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKDAS-912409.