Foraker Fire
The Foraker Fire was reported on June 21, 2024 in Denali County, Alaska and burned 5,919 acres. It was declared out on October 8, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,919 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2024
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped October 18, 2024 at 3:49 PM AKDT, 5,919 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 63.260, -151.812.
The incident
- Size
- 5,919 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2024 at 1:58 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 8, 2024 at 1:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Denali National Park and Preserve
- County
- Denali County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AKTAD-000199
- IRWIN identifier
- 9A4BD9E7-31DB-436D-BD08-F74EE07F76C9
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 24, 2024 (29 acres) to October 8, 2024 (5,919 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,242 acres, mapped July 9, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2024 | 29 | |
| June 25, 2024 | 2,127 | +2,098 |
| June 26, 2024 | 2,127 | 0 |
| June 27, 2024 | 2,631 | +504 |
| June 30, 2024 | 2,631 | 0 |
| July 1, 2024 | 2,631 | 0 |
| July 9, 2024 | 5,873 | +3,242 |
| July 23, 2024 | 5,905 | +32 |
| October 8, 2024 | 5,919 | +14 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Talkeetna, 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 October 18, 2024 at 3:49 PM AKDT. Identifier 2024-AKTAD-000199.