Owl Fire
The Owl Fire was reported on June 8, 2024 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 15,964 acres. It was declared out on September 26, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 15,964 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 8, 2024
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped October 7, 2024 at 9:06 AM AKDT, 15,964 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 66.150, -142.170.
The incident
- Size
- 15,964 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 8, 2024 at 2:59 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 26, 2024 at 10:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 58 miles northwest of Circle
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $132,100
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AKUYD-000121
- IRWIN identifier
- 1C727D17-0B3A-4D62-AB99-710F8F364D35
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 10, 2024 (100 acres) to October 7, 2024 (15,964 acres). The largest one-day growth was 6,589 acres, mapped June 30, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2024 | 100 | |
| June 12, 2024 | 253 | +153 |
| June 13, 2024 | 304 | +51 |
| June 17, 2024 | 920 | +616 |
| June 18, 2024 | 920 | 0 |
| June 20, 2024 | 3,148 | +2,228 |
| June 22, 2024 | 4,227 | +1,079 |
| June 23, 2024 | 4,339 | +112 |
| June 25, 2024 | 4,424 | +85 |
| June 28, 2024 | 4,532 | +108 |
| June 30, 2024 | 11,121 | +6,589 |
| July 3, 2024 | 16,270 | +5,149 |
| July 14, 2024 | 16,269 | -1 |
| July 17, 2024 | 15,920 | -349 |
| July 21, 2024 | 15,920 | 0 |
| October 7, 2024 | 15,964 | +44 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Yukon, 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 7, 2024 at 9:05 AM AKDT. Identifier 2024-AKUYD-000121.