Lower Meadow Creek Fire
The Lower Meadow Creek Fire was reported on June 17, 2024 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 6,577 acres. It was declared out on August 16, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,577 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped November 4, 2024 at 9:35 AM AKST, 6,577 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 63.469, -154.790.
The incident
- Size
- 6,577 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2024 at 10:20 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
- 32 miles north of Nikolai, AK.
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Nikolai
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AKSWS-404167
- IRWIN identifier
- 447D1A44-E92A-4455-9A71-0DF917174EB3
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 19, 2024 (1,807 acres) to November 4, 2024 (6,577 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,169 acres, mapped June 21, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 19, 2024 | 1,807 | |
| June 20, 2024 | 2,586 | +779 |
| June 21, 2024 | 5,756 | +3,170 |
| June 23, 2024 | 5,756 | 0 |
| June 24, 2024 | 6,092 | +336 |
| November 4, 2024 | 6,577 | +485 |
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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 9:35 AM AKST. Identifier 2024-AKSWS-404167.