Crooked Fire
The Crooked Fire was reported on July 26, 2023 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 846 acres. It was declared out on September 6, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 846 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped October 19, 2023 at 11:48 AM AKDT, 846 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.253, -145.999.
The incident
- Size
- 846 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2023 at 5:19 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 6, 2023 at 10:15 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 6, 2023 at 10:15 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 13 Miles North of Chena Hot Springs
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Chena Hot Springs
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $18,102
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AKUYD-000262
- IRWIN identifier
- 0B20C5D1-7DBC-4B97-A4E0-E677F1D84A52
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 29, 2023 (4 acres) to September 7, 2023 (846 acres). The largest one-day growth was 669 acres, mapped August 1, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 29, 2023 | 4 | |
| August 1, 2023 | 673 | +669 |
| August 2, 2023 | 828 | +155 |
| August 3, 2023 | 732 | -96 |
| August 5, 2023 | 788 | +56 |
| September 7, 2023 | 846 | +58 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pleasant Valley, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pleasant Valley, AK36 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK51 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK53 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK55 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Farmers Loop, AK55 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Salcha, AK57 miles southwest 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 September 8, 2023 at 8:06 AM AKDT. Identifier 2023-AKUYD-000262.