Sheenjek River Fire
The Sheenjek River Fire was reported on June 23, 2020 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 5,736 acres. It was declared out on September 11, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,736 acres
- Contained
- 1%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2020
- Personnel
- 25
Map
Perimeter mapped July 16, 2020 at 5:56 AM AKDT, 5,736 acres (remote sensing derived). Point of origin 67.199, -144.417.
The incident
- Size
- 5,736 acres
- Containment
- 1%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2020 at 3:07 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 11, 2020 at 4:00 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- September 11, 2020 at 4:20 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 11, 2020 at 4:30 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 23 Miles South East of Christian, AK.
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 25
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $474,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-AKUYD-000296
- IRWIN identifier
- 6FB6A709-E0E8-4FB4-A325-DDD7C6E00FA5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Yukon, 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 17, 2020 at 10:01 AM AKDT. Identifier 2020-AKUYD-000296.