Jordan Fire
The Jordan Fire was reported on July 24, 2023 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 1,640 acres. It was declared out on October 5, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,640 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped October 19, 2023 at 11:46 AM AKDT, 1,640 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.190, -151.192.
The incident
- Size
- 1,640 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2023 at 5:35 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 5, 2023 at 9:43 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 5, 2023 at 9:43 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 24 miles east of Tanana, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Tanana
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AKTAD-000204
- IRWIN identifier
- AAF51EA9-5F2A-4E1A-B88D-909B73BA00D8
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 25, 2023 (223 acres) to September 21, 2023 (1,640 acres). The largest one-day growth was 593 acres, mapped August 6, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 25, 2023 | 223 | |
| July 29, 2023 | 437 | +214 |
| July 31, 2023 | 434 | -3 |
| August 2, 2023 | 434 | 0 |
| August 4, 2023 | 570 | +136 |
| August 6, 2023 | 1,163 | +593 |
| August 7, 2023 | 1,435 | +272 |
| August 8, 2023 | 1,597 | +162 |
| August 17, 2023 | 1,627 | +30 |
| September 21, 2023 | 1,640 | +13 |
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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 5, 2023 at 10:17 AM AKDT. Identifier 2023-AKTAD-000204.