Apoon Pass Fire
The Apoon Pass Fire was reported on June 9, 2022 in Kusilvak County, Alaska and burned 89,910 acres. It was declared out on July 28, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 89,910 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 9, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped August 22, 2022 at 10:19 AM AKDT, 89,910 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 62.589, -163.466.
The incident
- Size
- 89,910 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 9, 2022 at 5:17 PM AKDT
- Contained
- July 28, 2022 at 10:14 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- July 28, 2022 at 10:15 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 28, 2022 at 10:15 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 24 miles north of Mountain Village, AK.
- County
- Kusilvak County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AKGAD-000256
- IRWIN identifier
- 9AB36BC7-34CE-4C48-8C01-C5BF7E26DDC5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kotlik, 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 May 2, 2023 at 3:09 PM AKDT. Identifier 2022-AKGAD-000256.