Kwethluk Fire
The Kwethluk Fire was reported on April 16, 2022 in Bethel County, Alaska and burned 10,303 acres. It was declared out on July 22, 2022. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 10,303 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- April 16, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped August 22, 2022 at 1:31 PM AKDT, 10,302 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 60.536, -160.913.
The incident
- Size
- 10,303 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- April 16, 2022 at 12:40 PM AKDT
- Contained
- July 22, 2022 at 11:25 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- July 22, 2022 at 11:25 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 22, 2022 at 11:25 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 21 miles southeast of Kwethluk, AK
- County
- Bethel County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $33,112
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AKSWS-204012
- IRWIN identifier
- 8B582DFF-C919-4A60-B467-12B4516942A9
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 August 20, 2022 at 6:37 PM AKDT. Identifier 2022-AKSWS-204012.