Big Salmon Fork Fire
The Big Salmon Fork Fire was reported on June 25, 2024 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 2,760 acres. It was declared out on August 16, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,760 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- June 25, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped November 4, 2024 at 9:45 AM AKST, 2,760 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 62.920, -153.900.
The incident
- Size
- 2,760 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- June 25, 2024 at 2:48 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 16, 2024 at 3:21 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 16, 2024 at 3:22 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 16, 2024 at 3:23 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AKSWS-404257
- IRWIN identifier
- 8C49F9B6-52DF-4A35-A39E-4FE9EF2222FE
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 28, 2024 (1,084 acres) to November 4, 2024 (2,760 acres). The largest one-day growth was 739 acres, mapped July 3, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 28, 2024 | 1,084 | |
| July 1, 2024 | 1,809 | +725 |
| July 2, 2024 | 2,394 | +585 |
| July 3, 2024 | 3,133 | +739 |
| August 13, 2024 | 2,627 | -506 |
| November 4, 2024 | 2,760 | +133 |
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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 4, 2024 at 9:45 AM AKST. Identifier 2024-AKSWS-404257.