Goldbug Fire
The Goldbug Fire was reported on June 12, 2024 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 7,689 acres. It was declared out on August 26, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,689 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 12, 2024
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped October 4, 2024 at 10:40 AM AKDT, 7,689 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.730, -162.480.
The incident
- Size
- 7,689 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 12, 2024 at 12:08 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 26, 2024 at 1:00 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 26, 2024 at 3:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 25 miles SSE of Deering
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $21,851
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AKGAD-000130
- IRWIN identifier
- 40C04E32-0476-4ACC-A0A1-5E43A3C688ED
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 14, 2024 (1,816 acres) to October 4, 2024 (7,689 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,817 acres, mapped June 15, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2024 | 1,816 | |
| June 15, 2024 | 4,633 | +2,817 |
| June 16, 2024 | 5,486 | +853 |
| June 17, 2024 | 5,844 | +358 |
| June 19, 2024 | 7,421 | +1,577 |
| June 21, 2024 | 7,639 | +218 |
| October 4, 2024 | 7,689 | +50 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kotzebue, 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 4, 2024 at 10:40 AM AKDT. Identifier 2024-AKGAD-000130.