Dry Creek Fire
The Dry Creek Fire was reported on June 14, 2021 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 51,763 acres. It was declared out on October 14, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 51,763 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 14, 2021
- Personnel
- 34
Map
Perimeter mapped August 30, 2021 at 1:47 PM AKDT, 51,763 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 64.907, -150.625.
The incident
- Size
- 51,763 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 14, 2021 at 5:12 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 14, 2021 at 9:00 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 14, 2021 at 9:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 6 miles south of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Manley Hot Springs
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- ANC
- Land ownership at origin
- ANCSA
- Personnel assigned
- 34
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,464,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-AKTAD-000195
- IRWIN identifier
- 51EBA70D-ABEC-4781-AC26-D4DD9F8D2AA5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ester, 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 15, 2021 at 11:35 AM AKDT. Identifier 2021-AKTAD-000195.