Elephant Fire
The Elephant Fire was reported on July 12, 2022 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 110 acres. It was declared out on August 12, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 110 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2022
- Personnel
- 32
Map
Perimeter mapped October 3, 2022 at 11:09 AM AKDT, 110 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.242, -150.104.
The incident
- Size
- 110 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2022 at 8:15 AM AKDT
- Contained
- July 18, 2022 at 6:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 12, 2022 at 9:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Northeast of Eureka, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Eureka
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 32
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $401,342
- Part of
- Bean Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AKTAD-000561
- IRWIN identifier
- 444827DC-D2C1-49DB-AFE7-E696A6027AF9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ester, 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 September 8, 2022 at 3:12 PM AKDT. Identifier 2022-AKTAD-000561.