Alaska wildfires

Chitanana Fire

OutYukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2022Wildfire

The Chitanana Fire was reported on June 19, 2022 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 87,145 acres. It was declared out on October 14, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
87,145 acres
Contained
98%
Discovered
June 19, 2022
Personnel
12

Map

Perimeter mapped November 29, 2022 at 1:38 PM AKST, 87,145 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 64.875, -151.641.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
87,145 acres
Containment
98%
Discovered
June 19, 2022 at 7:45 PM AKDT
Contained
October 14, 2022 at 12:00 PM AKDT
Declared out
October 14, 2022 at 12:00 PM AKDT
Cause
Natural
Location
24 miles southeast of Tanana, AK
County
Yukon-Koyukuk County
State
Alaska
Nearest city reported
Tanana, AK
Protecting agency
BLM
Jurisdiction
DNR
Land ownership at origin
State
Personnel assigned
12
Incident management
Type 5 IC
Primary fuel
Timber (Grass and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$1,148,818
Part of
Bean Complex
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2022-AKTAD-000315
IRWIN identifier
628E6F1E-9ED7-460A-B232-1B987E9C8895

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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 14, 2022 at 1:32 PM AKDT. Identifier 2022-AKTAD-000315.