Napoleon Fire
The Napoleon Fire was reported on August 6, 2023 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 1,037 acres. It was declared out on September 18, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,037 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2023
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped October 19, 2023 at 11:51 AM AKDT, 1,037 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 64.121, -141.673.
The incident
- Size
- 1,037 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2023 at 5:00 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 18, 2023 at 10:15 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 18, 2023 at 10:15 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 8.5 miles ENE of Chicken
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Chicken, AK
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $75,515
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AKUYD-000348
- IRWIN identifier
- 8B0C0A6A-AEAD-4E66-8618-053FEC382283
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 9, 2023 (414 acres) to August 19, 2023 (1,037 acres). The largest one-day growth was 407 acres, mapped August 11, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2023 | 414 | |
| August 11, 2023 | 822 | +408 |
| August 15, 2023 | 849 | +27 |
| August 17, 2023 | 1,092 | +243 |
| August 19, 2023 | 1,037 | -55 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tok, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 25, 2023 at 3:13 PM AKDT. Identifier 2023-AKUYD-000348.