Urgoon Fire
The Urgoon Fire was reported on June 13, 2024 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 6,083 acres. It was declared out on August 26, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,083 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 13, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped October 3, 2024 at 3:20 PM AKDT, 6,083 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 67.802, -162.371.
The incident
- Size
- 6,083 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 13, 2024 at 12:07 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
- 20 Miles NE of Noatak on S side of river
- 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
- $14,972
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AKGAD-000131
- IRWIN identifier
- C2749A5D-AD2C-4093-9F14-B63DD9698332
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 15, 2024 (1,956 acres) to October 3, 2024 (6,083 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,300 acres, mapped June 17, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2024 | 1,956 | |
| June 16, 2024 | 1,965 | +9 |
| June 17, 2024 | 4,265 | +2,300 |
| June 21, 2024 | 6,083 | +1,818 |
| October 3, 2024 | 6,083 | 0 |
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 3:20 PM AKDT. Identifier 2024-AKGAD-000131.