Swan Lake Fire

Swan Lake Fire
The fire burning near the Sterling Highway
Date(s)June 5, 2019 (2019-06-05)
LocationFive miles northeast of Sterling, Alaska, United States
Coordinates60°37′52″N 150°26′17″W / 60.631°N 150.438°W / 60.631; -150.438
Statistics[1]
Burned area167,164 acres (67,649 ha)
Impacts
Deaths0
Non-fatal injuries11
Structures destroyed0
Ignition
CauseLightning strike
Map
Swan Lake Fire is located in Alaska
Swan Lake Fire
Location in Alaska

The Swan Lake Fire was a large lightning-caused wildfire that burnt between Sterling and Cooper Landing on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska from June 5, 2019, until the autumn of that year.[2] In total, the fire burned approximately 170,000 acres (69,000 hectares).[3]

  1. ^ "Swan Lake Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Kenai-Kodiak Area. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Warm Weather Testing Swan Lake Fire Containment Lines, Alaska Wildfire Info, 7/1/2019
  3. ^ Alaska Division of Forestry (June 13, 2021). "State forestry firefighters responding to small wildfire in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge". AK Fire Info. Retrieved July 16, 2021.