Bitzshitini Fire
The Bitzshitini Fire was reported on June 19, 2022 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 79,045 acres. It was declared out on October 14, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 79,045 acres
- Contained
- 98%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2022
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeter mapped October 20, 2022 at 2:32 PM AKDT, 79,045 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 64.556, -151.797.
The incident
- Size
- 79,045 acres
- Containment
- 98%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2022 at 5:04 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 14, 2022 at 12:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 14, 2022 at 12:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 43 Miles South of Tanana
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $216,545
- Part of
- Bean Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AKTAD-000312
- IRWIN identifier
- D74F6025-9061-4C9F-964B-5AA3964F0594
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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 19, 2022 at 12:46 PM AKDT. Identifier 2022-AKTAD-000312.