Wickersham Fire
The Wickersham Fire was reported on July 25, 2023 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 1,842 acres. It was declared out on September 18, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,842 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped October 6, 2023 at 8:46 AM AKDT, 1,842 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.353, -147.880.
The incident
- Size
- 1,842 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2023 at 2:05 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 18, 2023 at 10:15 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 18, 2023 at 10:15 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- North of Wickersham Dome
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AKUYD-000240
- IRWIN identifier
- 35CD22F7-C954-441B-81DA-9D8299E58049
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 25, 2023 (154 acres) to October 6, 2023 (1,842 acres). The largest one-day growth was 450 acres, mapped August 6, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 25, 2023 | 154 | |
| July 28, 2023 | 107 | -47 |
| July 29, 2023 | 107 | 0 |
| August 2, 2023 | 269 | +162 |
| August 3, 2023 | 389 | +120 |
| August 4, 2023 | 599 | +210 |
| August 6, 2023 | 1,050 | +451 |
| August 9, 2023 | 1,285 | +235 |
| August 10, 2023 | 1,451 | +166 |
| August 12, 2023 | 1,862 | +411 |
| October 6, 2023 | 1,842 | -20 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Farmers Loop, AK covers the area today.
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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 24, 2023 at 3:09 PM AKDT. Identifier 2023-AKUYD-000240.