Salcha River 2 Fire
The Salcha River 2 Fire was reported on July 31, 2021 in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska and burned 2,828 acres. It was declared out on September 27, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,828 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 31, 2021
Map
Perimeter mapped September 1, 2021 at 1:37 PM AKDT, 2,828 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 64.879, -145.212.
The incident
- Size
- 2,828 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 31, 2021 at 7:36 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 27, 2021 at 12:37 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- County
- Fairbanks North Star County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-AKFAS-111397
- IRWIN identifier
- D9F72569-F8CD-45DB-93F7-D7D05C4F4723
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pleasant Valley, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pleasant Valley, AK49 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Salcha, AK56 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK56 miles west of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK63 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK68 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Deltana, AK70 miles south of the fire’s origin
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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 5, 2021 at 3:24 PM AKDT. Identifier 2021-AKFAS-111397.