Taylor Complex Fire Explained

The Taylor Complex Fire was a 2004 complex of 7 wildfire incidents in Alaska that consumed approximately 1303358acres of land, the largest of which was the Billy Creek Fire.^[1] By acreage, the complex was the largest wildfire in the United States between 1997 and 2007.^[2] The fire complex also was part of the record-breaking 2004 Alaska fire season that burned more than 6600000acres, the most in recorded history. The complex was not declared out until November of that year.^[1]

Fires

All of the fires below were a part of the Taylor Complex:^[1]

• Chicken #1
• Gardiner Creek
• Billy Creek
• Porcupine
• Mosquito Fork
• Wall Street
• Anomaly

References

63.3792°N -142.837°W

Notes and References

1. 2004 . Alaska Fire Season 2004 . Alaska Interagency Coordination Center . 12 July 2024.
2. [National Interagency Fire Center]