Howling Dog Fire
The Howling Dog Fire was reported on July 6, 2022 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 14,040 acres. It was declared out on September 9, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 14,040 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped October 7, 2022 at 9:37 AM AKDT, 14,040 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 66.973, -141.983.
The incident
- Size
- 14,040 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2022 at 1:27 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 9, 2022 at 8:00 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 9, 2022 at 8:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 51 miles northeast of Chalkyitsik, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Chalkyitsik, AK
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AKUYD-000495
- IRWIN identifier
- 9673CD91-2E99-46B1-9E75-36A92A1C0794
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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 20, 2022 at 11:36 AM AKDT. Identifier 2022-AKUYD-000495.