American Fire
The American Fire was reported on June 25, 2024 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 4,855 acres. It was declared out on October 10, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,855 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 25, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped October 17, 2024 at 7:27 PM AKDT, 4,855 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 65.534, -146.215.
The incident
- Size
- 4,855 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 25, 2024 at 7:22 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 10, 2024 at 12:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Confluence of Preacher and Convert creek.
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AKUYD-000262
- IRWIN identifier
- 5CFD2272-50C9-4115-B12C-223A4864A6F6
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 26, 2024 (25 acres) to October 3, 2024 (4,836 acres). The largest one-day growth was 853 acres, mapped July 25, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2024 | 25 | |
| June 30, 2024 | 686 | +661 |
| July 3, 2024 | 1,445 | +759 |
| July 14, 2024 | 2,085 | +640 |
| July 22, 2024 | 1,992 | -93 |
| July 23, 2024 | 2,375 | +383 |
| July 25, 2024 | 3,228 | +853 |
| July 26, 2024 | 3,840 | +612 |
| July 28, 2024 | 4,355 | +515 |
| August 5, 2024 | 4,457 | +102 |
| August 19, 2024 | 4,725 | +268 |
| September 3, 2024 | 4,836 | +111 |
| October 3, 2024 | 4,836 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pleasant Valley, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pleasant Valley, AK49 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Farmers Loop, AK61 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK63 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK64 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Fairbanks, AK65 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK65 miles south 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 October 17, 2024 at 7:27 PM AKDT. Identifier 2024-AKUYD-000262.