Engineer Lake 2 Fire
The Engineer Lake 2 Fire was reported on June 1, 2020 in Kusilvak County, Alaska and burned 1,801 acres. It was declared out on June 8, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,801 acres
- Contained
- 98%
- Discovered
- June 1, 2020
- Personnel
- 23
Map
Perimeter mapped June 9, 2020 at 6:00 AM AKDT, 1,801 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 61.698, -161.766.
The incident
- Size
- 1,801 acres
- Containment
- 98%
- Discovered
- June 1, 2020 at 2:32 PM AKDT
- Contained
- June 3, 2020 at 9:00 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- June 8, 2020 at 11:00 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- June 8, 2020 at 11:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 15 miles SW of Russian Mission, AK
- County
- Kusilvak County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- ANCSA
- Personnel assigned
- 23
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $195,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-AKGAD-000142
- IRWIN identifier
- EBFDCE64-9D04-4DB5-B243-5D5ADB13751D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pilot Station, 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 July 3, 2020 at 2:18 PM AKDT. Identifier 2020-AKGAD-000142.