East Fork Fire
The East Fork Fire was reported on May 31, 2022 in Kusilvak County, Alaska and burned 166,760 acres. It was declared out on July 28, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 166,760 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 31, 2022
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeter mapped September 1, 2022 at 7:19 PM AKDT, 165,844 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 62.366, -162.799.
The incident
- Size
- 166,760 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 31, 2022 at 1:57 PM AKDT
- Contained
- July 28, 2022 at 10:20 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- July 28, 2022 at 10:25 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 28, 2022 at 10:30 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 3.7 miles northwest of St Mary's, AK
- County
- Kusilvak County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- St. Mary's
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AKGAD-000160
- IRWIN identifier
- A67B7977-E120-4202-AECF-75BD2F2F6E6B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for St. Mary's, 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 June 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM AKDT. Identifier 2022-AKGAD-000160.