Salmon Fire
The Salmon Fire was reported on July 4, 2022 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 2,387 acres. It was declared out on August 31, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,387 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 4, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped September 28, 2022 at 9:52 AM AKDT, 2,387 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 66.775, -141.354.
The incident
- Size
- 2,387 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 4, 2022 at 3:19 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 31, 2022 at 11:00 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 31, 2022 at 11:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Fire is east, northeast of Chalkyitsik, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Chalkyitsik, AK
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AKUYD-000470
- IRWIN identifier
- 02CCE5A0-89D9-444C-AA9C-136F4A322B57
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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 7, 2022 at 3:58 PM AKDT. Identifier 2022-AKUYD-000470.