Middle Fork Fire
The Middle Fork Fire was reported on June 26, 2022 in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska and burned 1,237 acres. It was declared out on September 20, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,237 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 26, 2022
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped March 22, 2023 at 7:43 AM AKDT, 1,237 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 64.950, -146.211.
The incident
- Size
- 1,237 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 26, 2022 at 10:44 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 20, 2022 at 2:39 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- MP 44-46 Chena Hotsprings Road
- County
- Fairbanks North Star County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Fairbanks
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $33,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AKFAS-211383
- IRWIN identifier
- 4D77C7BD-C4F9-42CE-A9DD-19E6B9E789B5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pleasant Valley, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pleasant Valley, AK20 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK32 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Salcha, AK36 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK36 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK40 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Farmers Loop, AK44 miles west of the fire’s origin
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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 January 11, 2023 at 1:05 PM AKST. Identifier 2022-AKFAS-211383.