Alaska Fire Numbers2019

Alaska Fire Service

249 Fires

1,692,754 Acres

Division of Forestry

423 Fires

897,122 Acres

US Forest Service

46 Fires

14 Acres

719 Fires

2,589,893 Acres

124

114

8579

72

4945

4034

2821

1612

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140

Fires

Fire Start Timeline – Apr 1st-Sept 15th

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15

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35

2004 2005 2015 2019

Fires

701 719768624

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400000

600000

800000

1000000

1200000

Acres

2004 2005 2015 2019

Acres

6,590,140 4,663,819 5,111,452 2,589,893

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Acres Fires

Seasonal Progression

PL Level Timeline

May 30

PL 2

June 18

PL 3

June 22

PL 4

July 8

PL 5

July 26PL 4

July 30PL 3

Aug 3PL 2

Aug 18PL 3

Sept 7PL 2

2004 2005 2015 2019

PL Level

40 Days – PL3

19 Days – PL4

9 Days – PL5

19 Days – PL3

0 Days – PL4

0 Days – PL5

12 Days – PL3

7 Days – PL4

24 Days – PL5

8 Days – PL3

20 Days – PL4

16 Days – PL5

2004 2005 2015 2019

Staffed Fires

140 155147151

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Staffed Fire Days

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1601

5-M

ay-

19

17

-Ma

y-1

9

19

-Ma

y-1

9

21

-Ma

y-1

9

23

-Ma

y-1

9

25

-Ma

y-1

9

27

-Ma

y-1

9

29

-Ma

y-1

9

31

-Ma

y-1

9

2-J

un

-19

4-J

un

-19

6-J

un

-19

8-J

un

-19

10

-Ju

n-1

9

12

-Ju

n-1

9

14

-Ju

n-1

9

16

-Ju

n-1

9

18

-Ju

n-1

9

20

-Ju

n-1

9

22

-Ju

n-1

9

24

-Ju

n-1

9

26

-Ju

n-1

9

28

-Ju

n-1

9

30

-Ju

n-1

9

2-J

ul-1

9

4-J

ul-1

9

6-J

ul-1

9

8-J

ul-1

9

10

-Ju

l-1

9

12

-Ju

l-1

9

14

-Ju

l-1

9

16

-Ju

l-1

9

18

-Ju

l-1

9

20

-Ju

l-1

9

22

-Ju

l-1

9

24

-Ju

l-1

9

26

-Ju

l-1

9

28

-Ju

l-1

9

30

-Ju

l-1

9

1-A

ug-1

9

3-A

ug-1

9

5-A

ug-1

9

7-A

ug-1

9

9-A

ug-1

9

11

-Au

g-1

9

13

-Au

g-1

9

15

-Au

g-1

9

17

-Au

g-1

9

19

-Au

g-1

9

21

-Au

g-1

9

23

-Au

g-1

9

25

-Au

g-1

9

27

-Au

g-1

9

29

-Au

g-1

9

31

-Au

g-1

9

2-S

ep

-19

4-S

ep

-19

6-S

ep

-19

8-S

ep

-19

10

-Se

p-1

9

12

-Se

p-1

9

14

-Se

p-1

9

16

-Se

p-1

9

18

-Se

p-1

9

20

-Se

p-1

9

Fire Starts and Smokejumpers Committed

SMKJ Committed Fire Starts

Aviation Assets

Fixed-Wing

•Jumpship – 7

• Air Tactical - 17

•Air Tankers – 7

•Scoopers – 12

•Utility - 12

Rotor-Wing

•Type 1 Helicopter – 9

•Type 2 Helicopter - 31

•Type 3 Helicopter - 18

Incident Management Team Timeline

May 4

AK T2 Team Assigned

May 17

1st L-48 T2 Team Assigned

June 25

1st L-48 T3 Team Assigned

September 23

Last L-48 Team Released

2004 2005 2015 2019

Incident Management Teams

19 13136

Crew Timeline

April 27

1st AK Crew Assigned

May 13

All AK IHCs Committed

May 17

1st AK T2 Crew

Assigned

June 19

1st Jet Load L-48 Crews

Arrived

August 13

Last L-48 Crew

Released of 1st Wave

August 19

2nd Wave L-48 Crews

Arrived

September 12

Last L-48 Crew Released of 2nd

Wave

September 24

Last AK Crew Released

2004 2005 2015 2019

Crews

119 1491535536% L-48 81% L-4866% L-4827% L-48

2004 2005 2015 2019

Type 1 Crews

31 443620

2004 2005 2015 2019

Type 2IA Crews

12 74530

2004 2005 2015 2019

AK Type 2 EFF Crews

61 163959145

Assignments

100Assignments

118Assignments

47Assignments

2004 2005 2015 2019

Max Smokejumpers Committed

85July 12

138July 12

96June 23

87July 1

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2019

SMKJ Committed SMJK Available

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15

-Ma

y-1

9

22

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y-1

9

29

-Ma

y-1

9

5-J

un

-19

12

-Ju

n-1

9

19

-Ju

n-1

9

26

-Ju

n-1

9

3-J

ul-1

9

10

-Ju

l-1

9

17

-Ju

l-1

9

24

-Ju

l-1

9

31

-Ju

l-1

9

7-A

ug-1

9

14

-Au

g-1

9

21

-Au

g-1

9

28

-Au

g-1

9

4-S

ep

-19

11

-Se

p-1

9

18

-Se

p-1

9

2019

SMKJ Committed SMJK Available

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

15

-Ma

y-1

5

22

-Ma

y-1

5

29

-Ma

y-1

5

5-J

un

-15

12

-Ju

n-1

5

19

-Ju

n-1

5

26

-Ju

n-1

5

3-J

ul-1

5

10

-Ju

l-1

5

17

-Ju

l-1

5

24

-Ju

l-1

5

31

-Ju

l-1

5

7-A

ug-1

5

14

-Au

g-1

5

21

-Au

g-1

5

28

-Au

g-1

5

4-S

ep

-15

11

-Se

p-1

5

18

-Se

p-1

5

2015

SMKJ Committed SMJK Available

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

15

-Ma

y-0

5

22

-Ma

y-0

5

29

-Ma

y-0

5

5-J

un

-05

12

-Ju

n-0

5

19

-Ju

n-0

5

26

-Ju

n-0

5

3-J

ul-0

5

10

-Ju

l-0

5

17

-Ju

l-0

5

24

-Ju

l-0

5

31

-Ju

l-0

5

7-A

ug-0

5

14

-Au

g-0

5

21

-Au

g-0

5

28

-Au

g-0

5

4-S

ep

-05

11

-Se

p-0

5

18

-Se

p-0

5

2005

SMKJ Committed SMJK Available

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

15

-Ma

y-0

4

22

-Ma

y-0

4

29

-Ma

y-0

4

5-J

un

-04

12

-Ju

n-0

4

19

-Ju

n-0

4

26

-Ju

n-0

4

3-J

ul-0

4

10

-Ju

l-0

4

17

-Ju

l-0

4

24

-Ju

l-0

4

31

-Ju

l-0

4

7-A

ug-0

4

14

-Au

g-0

4

21

-Au

g-0

4

28

-Au

g-0

4

4-S

ep

-04

11

-Se

p-0

4

18

-Se

p-0

4

2004

SMKJ Committed SMJK Available

2004 2005 2015 2019

Modified Conversion Dates

July 10SW AK only

July 29

July 10 July 17 July 18

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Disclaimer:

The numbers represented are a moment in time and subject to change. All fires and acres are current as of 12/31/2019.

Reported perimeter acreage was used as authoritative over user entered acres in the event of a discrepancy.

Resource data gathered from ROSS reports.

Smokejumper Commitment/Availability from TTY messages.

Data for 2004, 2005, and 2015 are from previous Annual Reports and associated files.

Acres are rounded where applicable for simplicity sake. Fore more “exact” numbers, see corresponding handout.