Naluk Fire
The Naluk Fire was reported on June 20, 2024 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 23,406 acres. It was declared out on September 16, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 23,406 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2024
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeter mapped October 17, 2024 at 1:09 PM AKDT, 23,406 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 66.799, -160.011.
The incident
- Size
- 23,406 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2024 at 7:14 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 16, 2024 at 11:00 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 16, 2024 at 11:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 16 Miles SE of Kiana
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $927,900
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AKGAD-000209
- IRWIN identifier
- B3591FE6-CF9B-47EF-B996-1C6CC380A545
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 24, 2024 (463 acres) to October 17, 2024 (23,406 acres). The largest one-day growth was 6,935 acres, mapped July 9, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2024 | 463 | |
| June 25, 2024 | 732 | +269 |
| June 26, 2024 | 907 | +175 |
| June 27, 2024 | 2,853 | +1,946 |
| June 28, 2024 | 4,913 | +2,060 |
| June 30, 2024 | 7,945 | +3,032 |
| July 1, 2024 | 12,524 | +4,579 |
| July 2, 2024 | 15,338 | +2,814 |
| July 9, 2024 | 22,273 | +6,935 |
| July 19, 2024 | 23,344 | +1,071 |
| July 22, 2024 | 23,398 | +54 |
| October 17, 2024 | 23,406 | +8 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Selawik, 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 1:09 PM AKDT. Identifier 2024-AKGAD-000209.