Waterfall Fire
The Waterfall Fire was reported on July 2, 2022 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 5,936 acres. It was declared out on August 31, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,936 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped October 19, 2022 at 2:06 PM AKDT, 5,936 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.340, -141.199.
The incident
- Size
- 5,936 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2022 at 7:45 AM AKDT
- Contained
- August 31, 2022 at 11:00 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 31, 2022 at 11:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 37 miles north of Eagle, AK
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Eagle, AK
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- ANC
- Land ownership at origin
- ANCSA
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AKUYD-000423
- IRWIN identifier
- 193D5CCD-66C6-4E18-B905-2D746FD7335C
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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 4:00 PM AKDT. Identifier 2022-AKUYD-000423.