Waterfall Fire
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.
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.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 10, 2023 | 1,207 | |
| August 15, 2023 | 1,182 | -25 |
| September 14, 2023 | 1,182 | 0 |
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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.