Wapoo Creek 2 Fire
The Wapoo Creek 2 Fire was reported on June 3, 2020 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 1,217 acres. It was declared out on August 24, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,217 acres
- Contained
- 90%
- Discovered
- June 3, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped June 15, 2020 at 6:01 AM AKDT, 1,693 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 63.809, -156.854.
The incident
- Size
- 1,217 acres
- Containment
- 90%
- Discovered
- June 3, 2020 at 7:37 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 24, 2020 at 10:00 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 24, 2020 at 10:05 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 24, 2020 at 10:10 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 50 miles north of Ophir, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,700
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-AKGAD-000168
- IRWIN identifier
- BC0774DA-1E5E-4A28-B5D0-B2C9CFDC0C70
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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 26, 2020 at 10:42 AM AKDT. Identifier 2020-AKGAD-000168.