Fyu N 60 Fire

199327,470 acresAlaska

The Fyu N 60 Fire burned 27,470 acres, about 43 square miles, across Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. It began on July 15, 1993.

Watch how it happened

Fyu N 60 Fire · 1993

How it happened

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

About this replay
IgnitionJuly 15, 1993Historical replay — order not recorded
Final area27,470 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 Fyu N 60 Fire
Burn severity by class
SeverityShareAcres
Highmost vegetation consumed, soils altered16%4,366
Moderatemixed: many trees killed, some survive42%11,628
Lowsurface fire, most trees survive31%8,466
Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change11%2,996
Not mappedcloud, shadow or water in the satellite images0.1%14

16% of the area inside the perimeter burned at high severity, about 4,366 acres; 58% 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 AreaAK27,480

Other large fires in Alaska in 1993

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