Wood Fire
The Wood Fire was reported on August 3, 2023 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 1,403 acres. It was declared out on September 18, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,403 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2023
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeter mapped October 19, 2023 at 11:48 AM AKDT, 1,403 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 64.115, -141.131.
The incident
- Size
- 1,403 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2023 at 12:46 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 Boundary Airport
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Boundary, Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Closed Timber Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $416,404
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AKUYD-000330
- IRWIN identifier
- 6F1817DE-EF77-455C-84AB-297AC9E1855B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 4, 2023 (25 acres) to October 19, 2023 (1,403 acres). The largest one-day growth was 658 acres, mapped August 9, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 4, 2023 | 25 | |
| August 5, 2023 | 24 | -1 |
| August 8, 2023 | 506 | +482 |
| August 9, 2023 | 1,164 | +658 |
| August 15, 2023 | 1,594 | +430 |
| August 19, 2023 | 1,644 | +50 |
| October 19, 2023 | 1,403 | -241 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tok, 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 September 25, 2023 at 3:18 PM AKDT. Identifier 2023-AKUYD-000330.