Tututalak Fire
The Tututalak Fire was reported on June 13, 2024 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 8,533 acres. It was declared out on August 26, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,533 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 13, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped October 3, 2024 at 12:34 PM AKDT, 8,533 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 67.916, -162.113.
The incident
- Size
- 8,533 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 13, 2024 at 2:45 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 26, 2024 at 1:00 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 26, 2024 at 3:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 33 Miles NE of Noatak
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,642
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AKGAD-000135
- IRWIN identifier
- 7C314878-E90F-42D1-97A3-89BD0E84206C
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 15, 2024 (1,583 acres) to October 3, 2024 (8,533 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,707 acres, mapped June 17, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2024 | 1,583 | |
| June 16, 2024 | 2,224 | +641 |
| June 17, 2024 | 6,931 | +4,707 |
| October 3, 2024 | 8,533 | +1,602 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Noatak, 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 3, 2024 at 12:34 PM AKDT. Identifier 2024-AKGAD-000135.