Shellman Creek Fire
The Shellman Creek Fire was reported on July 1, 2021 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 1,930 acres. It was declared out on October 14, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,930 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 1, 2021
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Map
Perimeter mapped August 28, 2021 at 9:47 PM AKDT, 1,930 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 63.813, -153.177.
The incident
- Size
- 1,930 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 1, 2021 at 3:34 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
- 25 miles west of Lake Minchumina, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-AKTAD-000307
- IRWIN identifier
- 90FD05FE-659D-49FA-B342-60ACDBCED534
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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 20, 2021 at 3:34 PM AKDT. Identifier 2021-AKTAD-000307.