McDonald Fire
The McDonald Fire was reported on June 8, 2024 in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska and burned 153,729 acres. It was declared out on September 26, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 153,729 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 8, 2024
- Personnel
- 7
Map
Perimeter mapped October 16, 2024 at 3:24 PM AKDT, 153,729 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 64.365, -147.107.
The incident
- Size
- 153,729 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 8, 2024 at 1:11 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 26, 2024 at 3:51 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 9 miles southwest of Salcha
- County
- Fairbanks North Star County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- USA
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,477,200
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AKMID-000119
- IRWIN identifier
- 2BAB4EB3-19E2-43D5-9BB6-70F0D811F11E
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 9, 2024 (6,634 acres) to October 16, 2024 (153,729 acres). The largest one-day growth was 21,474 acres, mapped June 27, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2024 | 6,634 | |
| June 10, 2024 | 23,979 | +17,345 |
| June 11, 2024 | 28,803 | +4,824 |
| June 12, 2024 | 32,726 | +3,923 |
| June 16, 2024 | 30,022 | -2,704 |
| June 17, 2024 | 30,591 | +569 |
| June 18, 2024 | 35,618 | +5,027 |
| June 19, 2024 | 38,177 | +2,559 |
| June 20, 2024 | 39,706 | +1,529 |
| June 21, 2024 | 41,892 | +2,186 |
| June 22, 2024 | 44,892 | +3,000 |
| June 23, 2024 | 47,304 | +2,412 |
| June 24, 2024 | 50,262 | +2,958 |
| June 25, 2024 | 54,158 | +3,896 |
| June 26, 2024 | 62,507 | +8,349 |
| June 27, 2024 | 83,981 | +21,474 |
| June 28, 2024 | 96,462 | +12,481 |
| June 29, 2024 | 104,545 | +8,083 |
| June 30, 2024 | 122,362 | +17,817 |
| July 1, 2024 | 137,406 | +15,044 |
| July 3, 2024 | 141,625 | +4,219 |
| July 12, 2024 | 151,033 | +9,408 |
| July 15, 2024 | 152,227 | +1,194 |
| July 26, 2024 | 153,368 | +1,141 |
| October 16, 2024 | 153,729 | +361 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salcha, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Salcha, AK13 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK21 miles north of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK28 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK33 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Fairbanks, AK37 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- College, AK40 miles northwest 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 16, 2024 at 3:24 PM AKDT. Identifier 2024-AKMID-000119.