Delta Fire
The Delta Fire was reported on July 25, 2023 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 57,227 acres. It was declared out on October 11, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 57,227 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped October 13, 2023 at 1:40 PM AKDT, 57,230 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 64.080, -146.400.
The incident
- Size
- 57,227 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2023 at 8:55 AM AKDT
- Contained
- October 11, 2023 at 11:00 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 11, 2023 at 11:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 18 miles west of Delta Junction, AK
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- USA
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $44,493
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AKMID-000221
- IRWIN identifier
- DBEF0978-C56B-41E9-AF43-C8CAF1F2885B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 25, 2023 (448 acres) to September 20, 2023 (57,230 acres). The largest one-day growth was 26,287 acres, mapped August 7, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 25, 2023 | 448 | |
| July 26, 2023 | 477 | +29 |
| July 27, 2023 | 3,374 | +2,897 |
| July 29, 2023 | 4,884 | +1,510 |
| August 1, 2023 | 10,033 | +5,149 |
| August 3, 2023 | 12,583 | +2,550 |
| August 5, 2023 | 17,905 | +5,322 |
| August 6, 2023 | 20,325 | +2,420 |
| August 7, 2023 | 46,612 | +26,287 |
| August 10, 2023 | 51,316 | +4,704 |
| August 11, 2023 | 54,255 | +2,939 |
| August 15, 2023 | 56,041 | +1,786 |
| August 16, 2023 | 56,638 | +597 |
| August 23, 2023 | 57,395 | +757 |
| September 20, 2023 | 57,230 | -165 |
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, AK18 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Salcha, AK34 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Deltana, AK39 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK45 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK54 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK60 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 October 13, 2023 at 9:37 AM AKDT. Identifier 2023-AKMID-000221.