Preacher Fire
The Preacher Fire was reported on July 27, 2023 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 1,860 acres. It was declared out on September 18, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,860 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped October 6, 2023 at 8:42 AM AKDT, 1,860 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.619, -146.119.
The incident
- Size
- 1,860 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2023 at 7:57 AM AKDT
- Contained
- September 18, 2023 at 10:15 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 18, 2023 at 10:15 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 37 miles West of Central, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Central
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AKUYD-000269
- IRWIN identifier
- 27500CB3-E341-4065-8A57-ADB14CBED7F0
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 29, 2023 (0 acres) to October 6, 2023 (1,860 acres). The largest one-day growth was 913 acres, mapped August 9, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 29, 2023 | 0 | |
| August 2, 2023 | 190 | +190 |
| August 6, 2023 | 384 | +194 |
| August 9, 2023 | 1,297 | +913 |
| August 11, 2023 | 1,540 | +243 |
| August 16, 2023 | 1,830 | +290 |
| October 6, 2023 | 1,860 | +30 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pleasant Valley, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pleasant Valley, AK55 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Farmers Loop, AK67 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK70 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK70 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Fairbanks, AK71 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK71 miles southwest 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 September 19, 2023 at 2:06 PM AKDT. Identifier 2023-AKUYD-000269.