Rabbit 2 Fire
The Rabbit 2 Fire was reported on June 22, 2024 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 1,762 acres. It was declared out on August 28, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,762 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 22, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped October 4, 2024 at 1:06 PM AKDT, 1,762 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 66.705, -157.746.
The incident
- Size
- 1,762 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 22, 2024 at 9:25 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 28, 2024 at 12:00 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 28, 2024 at 1:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 28, 2024 at 2:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 12.3 miles East of Kugarak River
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $45,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AKGAD-000228
- IRWIN identifier
- 9FD61717-F1B1-4077-A3C4-7A9F273C081B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 25, 2024 (36 acres) to October 4, 2024 (1,762 acres). The largest one-day growth was 880 acres, mapped June 27, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2024 | 36 | |
| June 26, 2024 | 421 | +385 |
| June 27, 2024 | 1,301 | +880 |
| June 28, 2024 | 1,663 | +362 |
| July 1, 2024 | 1,686 | +23 |
| July 8, 2024 | 1,760 | +74 |
| October 4, 2024 | 1,762 | +2 |
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 4, 2024 at 1:06 PM AKDT. Identifier 2024-AKGAD-000228.