Minto Lakes Fire
The Minto Lakes Fire was reported on June 21, 2022 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 37,752 acres. It was declared out on October 21, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 37,752 acres
- Contained
- 53%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped March 21, 2023 at 2:31 PM AKDT, 37,752 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 65.010, -148.747.
The incident
- Size
- 37,752 acres
- Containment
- 53%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2022 at 4:34 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 21, 2022 at 4:13 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- October 21, 2022 at 4:13 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 21, 2022 at 4:13 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Minto Lakes/Chatanika River
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Fairbanks
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 1 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $808,591
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AKFAS-211349
- IRWIN identifier
- 8BD795BD-489A-4DBD-BAD3-BB2E6D2FFC05
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ester, 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 January 11, 2023 at 1:05 PM AKST. Identifier 2022-AKFAS-211349.