Ponglevik River Fire
The Ponglevik River Fire was reported on June 10, 2022 in Kusilvak County, Alaska and burned 3,082 acres. It was declared out on October 7, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,082 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 10, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped November 18, 2022 at 3:59 PM AKST, 3,082 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 62.276, -164.405.
The incident
- Size
- 3,082 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 10, 2022 at 11:08 AM AKDT
- Contained
- October 7, 2022 at 1:34 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- October 7, 2022 at 1:34 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 7, 2022 at 1:35 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 74 miles NE of Hooper Bay
- County
- Kusilvak 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
- $7,874
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AKSWS-204261
- IRWIN identifier
- 692E3498-16DE-4B56-B836-AA55BF2201D9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mountain Village, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 October 7, 2022 at 1:54 PM AKDT. Identifier 2022-AKSWS-204261.