Pogo Mine Road Fire
The Pogo Mine Road Fire was reported on July 24, 2023 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 48,792 acres. It was declared out on November 28, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 48,792 acres
- Contained
- 72%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2023
- Personnel
- 51
Map
Perimeter mapped January 22, 2024 at 6:06 AM AKST, 48,792 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 64.280, -145.939.
The incident
- Size
- 48,792 acres
- Containment
- 72%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2023 at 3:33 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 25, 2023 at 12:05 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- November 28, 2023 at 6:28 AM AKST
- Declared out
- November 28, 2023 at 6:28 AM AKST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 12 miles northwest of Deltana.
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 51
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $460,790
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AKDAS-312191
- IRWIN identifier
- 855551C9-A7F2-449B-8717-4B54378BFD1B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 25, 2023 (2,021 acres) to January 22, 2024 (48,792 acres). The largest one-day growth was 22,487 acres, mapped August 8, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 25, 2023 | 2,021 | |
| July 26, 2023 | 3,068 | +1,047 |
| July 27, 2023 | 7,336 | +4,268 |
| July 29, 2023 | 12,239 | +4,903 |
| July 30, 2023 | 14,553 | +2,314 |
| August 1, 2023 | 15,838 | +1,285 |
| August 3, 2023 | 16,769 | +931 |
| August 4, 2023 | 17,951 | +1,182 |
| August 5, 2023 | 17,951 | 0 |
| August 7, 2023 | 17,951 | 0 |
| August 8, 2023 | 40,438 | +22,487 |
| August 10, 2023 | 40,438 | 0 |
| August 13, 2023 | 47,179 | +6,741 |
| August 15, 2023 | 48,745 | +1,566 |
| August 17, 2023 | 48,888 | +143 |
| January 22, 2024 | 48,792 | -96 |
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, AK9 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Salcha, AK33 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Deltana, AK36 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK42 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK53 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK59 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 November 28, 2023 at 6:30 AM AKST. Identifier 2023-AKDAS-312191.