Wilber Fire
The Wilber Fire was reported on June 29, 2024 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 436 acres. It was declared out on October 2, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 436 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 29, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped October 17, 2024 at 10:32 AM AKDT, 436 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.400, -148.364.
The incident
- Size
- 436 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 29, 2024 at 1:52 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 2, 2024 at 10:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Part of
- Grapefruit Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AKTAD-000308
- IRWIN identifier
- C8579153-18A3-48C3-9C87-9046F932E8D9
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 29, 2024 (1 acres) to October 17, 2024 (436 acres). The largest one-day growth was 294 acres, mapped June 30, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2024 | 1 | |
| June 30, 2024 | 295 | +294 |
| July 1, 2024 | 281 | -14 |
| July 3, 2024 | 432 | +151 |
| July 13, 2024 | 436 | +4 |
| October 17, 2024 | 436 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Farmers Loop, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Farmers Loop, AK39 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Ester, AK40 miles south of the fire’s origin
- College, AK41 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Fairbanks, AK43 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK48 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK54 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
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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 10:32 AM AKDT. Identifier 2024-AKTAD-000308.