332248 Fire

199339,886 acresAlaska

The 332248 Fire burned 39,886 acres, about 62 square miles, across Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. It began on June 4, 1993.

Watch how it happened

332248 Fire · 1993

How it happened

See how severely each place burned, revealed outward from where it started.

About this replay
IgnitionJune 4, 1993Historical replay — order not recorded
Final area39,886 ac
Revealed—
Counties1

How severely it burned

Burn severity inside the final perimeter, classified from Landsat images taken before and after the fire.

Map of burn severity across the 332248 Fire
Burn severity by class
SeverityShareAcres
Highmost vegetation consumed, soils altered4.7%1,867
Moderatemixed: many trees killed, some survive46%18,347
Lowsurface fire, most trees survive39%15,444
Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change10%4,015
Increased greennessvegetation greener after the fire than before0.5%213

5% of the area inside the perimeter burned at high severity, about 1,867 acres; 51% burned at moderate or high severity.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (U.S. Geological Survey and USDA Forest Service). Classes come from the change in a Landsat burn index (dNBR) between images before and after the fire; acres are each class’s share of the fire’s mapped area.

Where it burned

Acres inside each county, measured from the satellite-mapped perimeter.

Acres burned by county
Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaAK39,907

Other large fires in Alaska in 1993

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.