6 Mile Pogo Fire
The 6 Mile Pogo Fire was reported on July 24, 2023 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 4,963 acres. It was declared out on September 29, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,963 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 24, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped October 6, 2023 at 9:44 AM AKDT, 4,963 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 64.367, -145.756.
The incident
- Size
- 4,963 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 24, 2023 at 4:10 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 29, 2023 at 11:15 AM AKDT
- Controlled
- September 29, 2023 at 11:15 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 29, 2023 at 11:15 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AKDAS-312196
- IRWIN identifier
- 863F79B9-3239-4FBA-A7C5-408900F97656
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 26, 2023 (6 acres) to October 6, 2023 (4,963 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,520 acres, mapped August 7, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2023 | 6 | |
| July 27, 2023 | 26 | +20 |
| July 28, 2023 | 26 | 0 |
| July 29, 2023 | 374 | +348 |
| July 31, 2023 | 991 | +617 |
| August 1, 2023 | 991 | 0 |
| August 2, 2023 | 1,028 | +37 |
| August 3, 2023 | 1,197 | +169 |
| August 4, 2023 | 2,229 | +1,032 |
| August 5, 2023 | 2,229 | 0 |
| August 7, 2023 | 4,748 | +2,519 |
| August 8, 2023 | 4,748 | 0 |
| October 6, 2023 | 4,963 | +215 |
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, AK15 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Salcha, AK36 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Deltana, AK38 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK44 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK54 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK61 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 December 13, 2023 at 7:40 AM AKST. Identifier 2023-AKDAS-312196.