Fork Creek Fire
The Fork Creek Fire was reported on June 9, 2022 in Bethel County, Alaska and burned 2,741 acres. It was declared out on July 22, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,741 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 9, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped September 15, 2022 at 12:35 PM AKDT, 2,741 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 60.292, -160.340.
The incident
- Size
- 2,741 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 9, 2022 at 7:11 PM AKDT
- Contained
- July 22, 2022 at 11:56 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- July 22, 2022 at 11:56 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 22, 2022 at 11:56 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 60 miles SE of Bethel
- County
- Bethel County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $8,046
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AKSWS-204258
- IRWIN identifier
- 61A3C8FA-884D-4A52-AA6C-AFF6519AED69
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kwethluk, 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 October 7, 2022 at 3:18 PM AKDT. Identifier 2022-AKSWS-204258.