Globe Fire
The Globe Fire was reported on June 25, 2024 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 20,163 acres. It was declared out on October 15, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 20,163 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 25, 2024
- Personnel
- 73
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped October 17, 2024 at 10:29 AM AKDT, 20,163 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.320, -148.057.
The incident
- Size
- 20,163 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 25, 2024 at 2:04 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 15, 2024 at 10:30 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 6 miles north of Wickersham Dome
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 73
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,920,600
- Part of
- Grapefruit Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AKUYD-000253
- IRWIN identifier
- FC47F982-C563-4BD6-84A6-F63880ADF25F
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 26, 2024 (1,312 acres) to October 15, 2024 (20,163 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,235 acres, mapped June 27, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2024 | 1,312 | |
| June 27, 2024 | 5,547 | +4,235 |
| June 28, 2024 | 6,333 | +786 |
| June 29, 2024 | 9,657 | +3,324 |
| June 30, 2024 | 12,526 | +2,869 |
| July 1, 2024 | 15,011 | +2,485 |
| July 2, 2024 | 16,362 | +1,351 |
| July 3, 2024 | 19,055 | +2,693 |
| July 8, 2024 | 21,761 | +2,706 |
| July 11, 2024 | 19,929 | -1,832 |
| July 13, 2024 | 22,561 | +2,632 |
| July 23, 2024 | 20,266 | -2,295 |
| August 5, 2024 | 20,197 | -69 |
| October 15, 2024 | 20,163 | -34 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Farmers Loop, 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 17, 2024 at 10:29 AM AKDT. Identifier 2024-AKUYD-000253.