McCoy Creek Fire
The McCoy Creek Fire was reported on July 24, 2023 in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska and burned 13,792 acres. It was declared out on October 31, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 13,792 acres
- Contained
- 7%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2023
- Personnel
- 61
Map
Perimeter mapped November 16, 2023 at 10:58 AM AKST, 14,060 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 64.500, -146.377.
The incident
- Size
- 13,792 acres
- Containment
- 7%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2023 at 5:03 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 15, 2023 at 6:24 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- September 15, 2023 at 6:24 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 31, 2023 at 12:06 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 16 miles East of Salcha AK.
- County
- Fairbanks North Star County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 61
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,003,871
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AKFAS-311201
- IRWIN identifier
- 898F7757-4733-4704-90F5-ED6DA976AB9D
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 26, 2023 (29 acres) to August 23, 2023 (14,060 acres). The largest one-day growth was 5,572 acres, mapped August 8, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2023 | 29 | |
| July 27, 2023 | 92 | +63 |
| July 28, 2023 | 92 | 0 |
| July 29, 2023 | 1,387 | +1,295 |
| July 31, 2023 | 1,602 | +215 |
| August 2, 2023 | 3,398 | +1,796 |
| August 3, 2023 | 4,860 | +1,462 |
| August 4, 2023 | 7,830 | +2,970 |
| August 5, 2023 | 7,830 | 0 |
| August 8, 2023 | 13,402 | +5,572 |
| August 12, 2023 | 14,060 | +658 |
| August 17, 2023 | 14,060 | 0 |
| August 23, 2023 | 14,060 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salcha, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Salcha, AK16 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK34 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK40 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Fairbanks, AK46 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Farmers Loop, AK48 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 December 13, 2023 at 7:24 AM AKST. Identifier 2023-AKFAS-311201.