Crater Mountain Fire
The Crater Mountain Fire was reported on June 21, 2024 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 1,223 acres. It was declared out on August 16, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,223 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2024
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeter mapped November 4, 2024 at 9:43 AM AKST, 1,223 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 62.948, -156.647.
The incident
- Size
- 1,223 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2024 at 5:57 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
- Location
- 17 miles west of Takotna, AK.
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Takotna
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $30,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AKSWS-404206
- IRWIN identifier
- 5B246ED4-88D3-4182-9ABC-E2700D95D747
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 24, 2024 (792 acres) to November 4, 2024 (1,223 acres). The largest one-day growth was 431 acres, mapped November 4, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2024 | 792 | |
| November 4, 2024 | 1,223 | +431 |
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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 9:43 AM AKST. Identifier 2024-AKSWS-404206.