Melozitna Fire
The Melozitna Fire was reported on June 13, 2022 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 7,692 acres. It was declared out on September 27, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,692 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 13, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped September 28, 2022 at 10:14 AM AKDT, 7,692 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.059, -155.233.
The incident
- Size
- 7,692 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 13, 2022 at 7:29 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 27, 2022 at 12:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 27, 2022 at 12:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- West of Melozitna River
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AKGAD-000274
- IRWIN identifier
- 3EACCDE5-58D8-48A3-97BB-C1736AAA9B2F
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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 27, 2022 at 2:08 PM AKDT. Identifier 2022-AKGAD-000274.