Birch Creek Fire
The Birch Creek Fire was reported on July 27, 2023 in Denali County, Alaska and burned 7,603 acres. It was declared out on October 31, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,603 acres
- Contained
- 13%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped November 16, 2023 at 11:12 AM AKST, 7,603 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 64.151, -149.509.
The incident
- Size
- 7,603 acres
- Containment
- 13%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2023 at 9:09 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 31, 2023 at 12:19 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- October 31, 2023 at 12:19 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 31, 2023 at 12:19 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Denali County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $156,637
- Part of
- Anderson Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AKFAS-311285
- IRWIN identifier
- CD35A989-065A-4543-B5B5-B8B4CDE72D27
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 30, 2023 (1,167 acres) to September 5, 2023 (7,603 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,319 acres, mapped August 5, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2023 | 1,167 | |
| August 1, 2023 | 882 | -285 |
| August 3, 2023 | 1,981 | +1,099 |
| August 4, 2023 | 1,988 | +7 |
| August 5, 2023 | 6,307 | +4,319 |
| August 6, 2023 | 9,422 | +3,115 |
| September 5, 2023 | 7,603 | -1,819 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Healy, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Healy, AK26 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Ester, AK65 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- College, AK70 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Fairbanks, AK71 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK74 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Farmers Loop, AK75 miles northeast 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 7:27 AM AKST. Identifier 2023-AKFAS-311285.