South Fire
The South Fire was reported on June 23, 2024 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 5,922 acres. It was declared out on August 28, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,922 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped October 17, 2024 at 10:52 AM AKDT, 5,922 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.971, -157.247.
The incident
- Size
- 5,922 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2024 at 11:27 AM 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
- 30 miles NW of Huslia
- 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)
- Estimated cost to date
- $45,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AKGAD-000229
- IRWIN identifier
- 9B81F294-EC8F-4F61-AEC6-771B6E812E0B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 23, 2024 (11 acres) to October 17, 2024 (5,922 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,241 acres, mapped June 27, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2024 | 11 | |
| June 25, 2024 | 147 | +136 |
| June 26, 2024 | 511 | +364 |
| June 27, 2024 | 2,752 | +2,241 |
| June 29, 2024 | 3,373 | +621 |
| June 30, 2024 | 5,140 | +1,767 |
| October 17, 2024 | 5,922 | +782 |
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 10:52 AM AKDT. Identifier 2024-AKGAD-000229.