Alaska wildfires

Waterfall Fire

OutSoutheast Fairbanks County, Alaska2023Wildfire

The Waterfall Fire was reported on August 4, 2023 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 1,199 acres. It was declared out on September 18, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
1,199 acres
Contained
0%
Discovered
August 4, 2023

Map

Perimeter mapped December 7, 2023 at 9:09 AM AKST, 1,199 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.315, -141.155.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
1,199 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
August 4, 2023 at 8:05 AM AKDT
Contained
September 18, 2023 at 10:15 AM AKDT
Declared out
September 18, 2023 at 10:15 AM AKDT
Cause
Natural
Location
2 miles northwest of Little Nation Hill.
County
Southeast Fairbanks County
State
Alaska
Nearest city reported
Eagle
Protecting agency
BLM
Jurisdiction
ANC
Land ownership at origin
ANCSA
Incident management
Type 5 IC
Primary fuel
Timber (Grass and Understory)
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2023-AKUYD-000337
IRWIN identifier
EBC2963A-3C78-484C-8BB4-199E56B5F707

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 10, 2023 (1,207 acres) to September 14, 2023 (1,182 acres). The largest one-day growth was 0 acres, mapped September 14, 2023.

DayAcresChange
August 10, 20231,207
August 15, 20231,182-25
September 14, 20231,1820

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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 13, 2023 at 11:26 AM AKST. Identifier 2023-AKUYD-000337.