Upper Falls Fire
The Upper Falls Fire was reported on July 10, 2019 in Bethel County, Alaska and burned 981 acres. It was declared out on October 4, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 981 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 10, 2019
Radar
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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 60.361, -159.856.
The incident
- Size
- 981 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 10, 2019 at 3:16 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 4, 2019 at 8:30 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 4, 2019 at 8:30 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 71 miles SE of Bethel
- County
- Bethel County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- DOE
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $13,408
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AKSWS-904479
- IRWIN identifier
- 5178C41D-4CAC-4ABC-A969-0325ED5A5055
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kwethluk, 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 14, 2022 at 3:02 AM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKSWS-904479.