Schilling Creek Fire
The Schilling Creek Fire was reported on June 17, 2022 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 53,971 acres. It was declared out on October 5, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 53,971 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2022
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped October 12, 2022 at 11:19 AM AKDT, 53,530 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 67.105, -147.842.
The incident
- Size
- 53,971 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2022 at 1:32 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 5, 2022 at 12:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 5, 2022 at 12:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 4 miles southeast of Caro, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Caro, AK
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AKUYD-000294
- IRWIN identifier
- 87F9DB4E-1655-4432-90CA-1936373C1BF2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Yukon, 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 October 11, 2022 at 3:55 PM AKDT. Identifier 2022-AKUYD-000294.