Contact Creek Fire
The Contact Creek Fire was reported on May 29, 2022 in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska and burned 10,654 acres. It was declared out on July 3, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 10,654 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- May 29, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped September 15, 2022 at 12:58 PM AKDT, 10,654 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 58.219, -155.966.
The incident
- Size
- 10,654 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- May 29, 2022 at 10:10 PM AKDT
- Contained
- July 3, 2022 at 6:00 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- July 3, 2022 at 6:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 3, 2022 at 6:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 51 miles E of Egegik
- County
- Lake and Peninsula County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $24,852
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AKSWS-204151
- IRWIN identifier
- CB3F8092-6D73-424B-AFE6-6F11E4FDB2BF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Naknek, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 7, 2022 at 3:02 PM AKDT. Identifier 2022-AKSWS-204151.