Tutak Creek Fire
The Tutak Creek Fire was reported on June 20, 2021 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 5,988 acres. It was declared out on July 13, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,988 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2021
Map
Perimeter mapped June 23, 2021 at 6:00 PM AKDT, 5,988 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 67.829, -163.543.
The incident
- Size
- 5,988 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2021 at 2:03 PM AKDT
- Contained
- July 1, 2021 at 5:00 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- July 13, 2021 at 7:50 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 13, 2021 at 8:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 23 miles SW Red Dog Mine, AK
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $93,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-AKGAD-000243
- IRWIN identifier
- BFE4B080-FCF1-4C52-AF5A-A3404042F0E9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Noatak, 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 July 19, 2021 at 2:12 PM AKDT. Identifier 2021-AKGAD-000243.