South Fork Fire
The South Fork Fire was reported on July 2, 2022 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 4,120 acres. It was declared out on November 22, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,120 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 2, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped March 22, 2023 at 8:08 AM AKDT, 4,120 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 64.180, -145.369.
The incident
- Size
- 4,120 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 2, 2022 at 1:49 PM AKDT
- Contained
- November 22, 2022 at 10:18 AM AKST
- Controlled
- November 22, 2022 at 10:18 AM AKST
- Declared out
- November 22, 2022 at 10:19 AM AKST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $238,916
- Part of
- Middle Tanana Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AKDAS-212427
- IRWIN identifier
- 031245DE-A46E-4014-AB64-1E1C0C0756D8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Big Delta, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Big Delta, AK14 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Deltana, AK22 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Salcha, AK52 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK60 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK71 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK77 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
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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 12:50 PM AKST. Identifier 2022-AKDAS-212427.