Salmon Fire
The Salmon Fire was reported on June 29, 2024 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 6,231 acres. It was declared out on September 3, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,231 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 29, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped September 16, 2024 at 11:00 AM AKDT, 6,231 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 66.899, -141.316.
The incident
- Size
- 6,231 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 29, 2024 at 1:56 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 67 miles east of Chalkyitsik, AK
- 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
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AKUYD-000309
- IRWIN identifier
- 97B5291E-90E0-41D6-BC36-61D365A3B657
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 30, 2024 (39 acres) to September 16, 2024 (6,231 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,737 acres, mapped July 3, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2024 | 39 | |
| July 2, 2024 | 1,403 | +1,364 |
| July 3, 2024 | 5,140 | +3,737 |
| July 12, 2024 | 6,209 | +1,069 |
| July 14, 2024 | 6,261 | +52 |
| July 17, 2024 | 6,295 | +34 |
| September 16, 2024 | 6,231 | -64 |
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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 September 16, 2024 at 11:00 AM AKDT. Identifier 2024-AKUYD-000309.