Hodzana Fire
The Hodzana Fire was reported on July 26, 2023 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 905 acres. It was declared out on September 5, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 905 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped September 28, 2023 at 8:55 AM AKDT, 905 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 66.686, -149.373.
The incident
- Size
- 905 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2023 at 5:16 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 5, 2023 at 12:30 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 5, 2023 at 12:30 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- East of Evansville
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Evansville
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AKUYD-000263
- IRWIN identifier
- 3612FAF2-D5C5-427A-938F-073E8399A062
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 28, 2023 (56 acres) to September 28, 2023 (905 acres). The largest one-day growth was 655 acres, mapped August 16, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2023 | 56 | |
| July 29, 2023 | 170 | +114 |
| July 31, 2023 | 251 | +81 |
| August 4, 2023 | 234 | -17 |
| August 16, 2023 | 889 | +655 |
| September 28, 2023 | 905 | +16 |
Alaska wildfires today Wildfires of 2023 All current fires
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, 2023 at 3:46 PM AKDT. Identifier 2023-AKUYD-000263.