Sawpit Creek Fire
The Sawpit Creek Fire was reported on June 7, 2022 in Bethel County, Alaska and burned 26,243 acres. It was declared out on August 3, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 26,243 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 7, 2022
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped August 24, 2022 at 2:53 PM AKDT, 26,243 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 61.228, -159.343.
The incident
- Size
- 26,243 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 7, 2022 at 11:42 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 3, 2022 at 6:00 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 3, 2022 at 6:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 3, 2022 at 6:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 25 miles S of Aniak
- County
- Bethel County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $62,991
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AKSWS-204234
- IRWIN identifier
- 8881B2F6-63E2-4AD4-A768-4B0845FAB599
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Aniak, 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 August 20, 2022 at 6:46 PM AKDT. Identifier 2022-AKSWS-204234.