Shovel Creek Fire
The Shovel Creek Fire was reported on June 21, 2019 in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska and burned 22,488 acres. It was declared out on September 30, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 22,488 acres
- Contained
- 57%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2019
- Personnel
- 21
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 64.987, -148.415.
The incident
- Size
- 22,488 acres
- Containment
- 57%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2019 at 5:22 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 30, 2019 at 11:48 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- September 30, 2019 at 11:49 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 30, 2019 at 11:49 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 20 miles NW of Fairbanks
- County
- Fairbanks North Star County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Fairbanks
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 21
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $25,371,200
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKFAS-911319
- IRWIN identifier
- 9155A802-F466-4D32-AFA3-F0B2D823B2EB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ester, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Ester, AK15 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- College, AK20 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Farmers Loop, AK22 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Fairbanks, AK23 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK29 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK35 miles southeast 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-911319.