Ponds Fire
The Ponds Fire was reported on July 29, 2023 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 17,108 acres. It was declared out on October 11, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 17,108 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped October 16, 2023 at 3:02 PM AKDT, 17,108 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 63.945, -146.034.
The incident
- Size
- 17,108 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2023 at 8:50 AM AKDT
- Contained
- October 11, 2023 at 11:00 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 11, 2023 at 11:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Inside Fort Greely training grounds.
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- USA
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AKMID-000302
- IRWIN identifier
- 94C21C18-28C5-4DE1-8D4E-D92BDF6C5DD1
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 29, 2023 (1 acres) to October 3, 2023 (17,108 acres). The largest one-day growth was 8,324 acres, mapped August 7, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 29, 2023 | 1 | |
| August 1, 2023 | 739 | +738 |
| August 3, 2023 | 760 | +21 |
| August 6, 2023 | 839 | +79 |
| August 7, 2023 | 9,163 | +8,324 |
| August 10, 2023 | 10,592 | +1,429 |
| August 11, 2023 | 12,217 | +1,625 |
| August 15, 2023 | 13,254 | +1,037 |
| August 16, 2023 | 17,185 | +3,931 |
| August 23, 2023 | 17,414 | +229 |
| October 3, 2023 | 17,108 | -306 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Greely, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Fort Greely, AK9 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Deltana, AK25 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Salcha, AK48 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK58 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK68 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK74 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 October 16, 2023 at 9:17 AM AKDT. Identifier 2023-AKMID-000302.