Eagle Fire
The Eagle Fire was reported on June 28, 2024 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 4,916 acres. It was declared out on October 8, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,916 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 28, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped October 17, 2024 at 10:30 AM AKDT, 4,916 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.330, -148.447.
The incident
- Size
- 4,916 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 28, 2024 at 10:23 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 8, 2024 at 1:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 7.25 miles NW of Elliot Hwy
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Part of
- Grapefruit Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AKTAD-000306
- IRWIN identifier
- 399A8CAC-75F3-47C4-B222-1B4F3DE027C9
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 29, 2024 (18 acres) to October 17, 2024 (4,916 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,541 acres, mapped July 11, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2024 | 18 | |
| June 30, 2024 | 555 | +537 |
| July 1, 2024 | 2,071 | +1,516 |
| July 2, 2024 | 2,521 | +450 |
| July 3, 2024 | 2,521 | 0 |
| July 11, 2024 | 5,062 | +2,541 |
| July 13, 2024 | 5,059 | -3 |
| July 23, 2024 | 4,926 | -133 |
| October 17, 2024 | 4,916 | -10 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ester, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Ester, AK36 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Farmers Loop, AK36 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- College, AK38 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Fairbanks, AK40 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK45 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK51 miles southeast 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 10:30 AM AKDT. Identifier 2024-AKTAD-000306.