Nimiuktuk River Fire
The Nimiuktuk River Fire was reported on June 4, 2020 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 1,602 acres. It was declared out on June 16, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,602 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped June 14, 2020 at 6:00 AM AKDT, 1,602 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 68.260, -159.990.
The incident
- Size
- 1,602 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2020 at 3:48 PM AKDT
- Contained
- June 16, 2020 at 1:20 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- June 16, 2020 at 1:30 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- June 16, 2020 at 1:40 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 90 miles NE of Noatak, AK
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-AKGAD-000180
- IRWIN identifier
- E4EE4AE3-F251-479D-8473-5325D043E7B2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Noatak, 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 August 27, 2020 at 5:22 PM AKDT. Identifier 2020-AKGAD-000180.