Black Hills Fire
The Black Hills Fire was reported on July 21, 2021 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 30,305 acres. It was declared out on September 23, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 30,305 acres
- Contained
- 6%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2021
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped August 8, 2021 at 1:00 PM AKDT, 30,305 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 62.627, -142.110.
The incident
- Size
- 30,305 acres
- Containment
- 6%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2021 at 2:31 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 23, 2021 at 8:46 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- September 23, 2021 at 8:46 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 23, 2021 at 8:46 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Black Hills
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $190,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-AKTAS-113366
- IRWIN identifier
- 01BB7DA1-9EF2-4FBF-886C-F231EA44A1B3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tok, 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 October 18, 2021 at 2:56 PM AKDT. Identifier 2021-AKTAS-113366.