Alaska wildfires

Sunset Fire

OutYukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2022Wildfire

The Sunset Fire was reported on June 24, 2022 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 3,002 acres. It was declared out on August 22, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
3,002 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
June 24, 2022
Personnel
4

Map

Perimeter mapped August 23, 2022 at 10:40 AM AKDT, 3,001 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.110, -153.793.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
3,002 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
June 24, 2022 at 10:49 AM AKDT
Contained
August 22, 2022 at 1:58 PM AKDT
Controlled
August 22, 2022 at 1:59 PM AKDT
Declared out
August 22, 2022 at 2:00 PM AKDT
Cause
Natural
Location
49 Miles East of Tanana
County
Yukon-Koyukuk County
State
Alaska
Protecting agency
BLM
Jurisdiction
ANC
Land ownership at origin
ANCSA
Personnel assigned
4
Incident management
Type 5 IC
Primary fuel
Timber (Grass and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$45,000
Part of
Poorman Complex
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2022-AKTAD-000369
IRWIN identifier
B54F7432-F74A-4C36-A226-C820344ACFD1

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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 8, 2022 at 5:59 PM AKDT. Identifier 2022-AKTAD-000369.