Alaska wildfires

Wilderness Fire

OutYukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2019Wildfire

The Wilderness Fire was reported on June 20, 2019 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 52,497 acres. It was declared out on October 15, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
52,497 acres
Contained
0%
Discovered
June 20, 2019

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 64.318, -152.171.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
52,497 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
June 20, 2019 at 6:05 PM AKDT
Contained
October 15, 2019 at 10:00 AM AKDT
Controlled
October 15, 2019 at 10:10 AM AKDT
Declared out
October 15, 2019 at 10:20 AM AKDT
Cause
Natural
Location
31 miles north of Lake Minchumina, AK
County
Yukon-Koyukuk County
State
Alaska
Protecting agency
BLM
Jurisdiction
DVF
Land ownership at origin
BLM
Incident management
Type 5 IC
Primary fuel
Timber (Grass and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$6,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2019-AKTAD-000305
IRWIN identifier
CB08C4B6-76B6-490F-A7F8-BDA122DA5B26

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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 October 15, 2019 at 3:31 PM AKDT. Identifier 2019-AKTAD-000305.