Salmon Creek Fire
The Salmon Creek Fire was reported on July 17, 2019 in Nome County, Alaska and burned 2,910 acres. It was declared out on August 8, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,910 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 17, 2019
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 65.118, -161.974.
The incident
- Size
- 2,910 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 17, 2019 at 8:00 AM AKDT
- Contained
- August 8, 2019 at 1:50 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 8, 2019 at 2:50 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 8, 2019 at 3:50 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Nome County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKGAD-000596
- IRWIN identifier
- A56E192E-4C05-4413-A15D-71CC323E3FEC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Unalakleet, 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 August 13, 2019 at 10:59 AM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKGAD-000596.