Rock Creek Fire
The Rock Creek Fire was reported on July 27, 2023 in Denali County, Alaska and burned 33,893 acres. It was declared out on October 31, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 33,893 acres
- Contained
- 48%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped November 16, 2023 at 11:12 AM AKST, 33,893 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 64.048, -149.672.
The incident
- Size
- 33,893 acres
- Containment
- 48%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2023 at 9:28 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 31, 2023 at 12:17 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- October 31, 2023 at 12:17 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 31, 2023 at 12:17 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Denali County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,643,914
- Part of
- Anderson Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AKFAS-311287
- IRWIN identifier
- 8548B339-339E-41C6-88BD-7E79BA125A16
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 30, 2023 (1,230 acres) to September 5, 2023 (33,893 acres). The largest one-day growth was 23,559 acres, mapped August 7, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2023 | 1,230 | |
| July 31, 2023 | 1,230 | 0 |
| August 3, 2023 | 578 | -652 |
| August 5, 2023 | 578 | 0 |
| August 6, 2023 | 2,743 | +2,165 |
| August 7, 2023 | 26,302 | +23,559 |
| August 8, 2023 | 26,302 | 0 |
| August 14, 2023 | 34,004 | +7,702 |
| September 5, 2023 | 33,893 | -111 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Healy, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Healy, AK25 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Ester, AK74 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- College, AK79 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Fairbanks, AK80 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK82 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Farmers Loop, AK84 miles northeast 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 7:29 AM AKST. Identifier 2023-AKFAS-311287.