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GET Wildfire Incidents

Returns all wild fire incidents.

Request Information

https://511.alaska.gov/api/v2/get/wildfireincident

URI Parameters

URI Parameters
Name	Description	Type	Additional information
key	Developer Key	string	Required
format	Valid values are 'xml' or 'json', default 'json'.	string	Optional

Response Information

Resource Description

Resource Description
Name	Description	Type
Id	A unique identifier.	integer
Latitude	The latitude describing the location. Format: double between -90 and 90.	double
Longitude	The longitude describing the location. Format: double between -180 and 180.	double
Name	ApiWildFireIncidentName	string
Description	General descriptive location of the incident such as the number of miles from an identifiable town.	string
Category	The description of event category.	string
State	The description of the types of incidents.	string
Area	The area reported for a fire. The minimum size is 0.1 acre.	string
Behavior	The fire behavior.	string
DiscoveryTime	The date and time a fire was reported as discovered or confirmed to exist.	integer
LastUpdated	The date the item's details were last updated in Unix time. More information	integer

Response Formats

JSON

Sample:

[
  {
    "Id": 3,
    "Latitude": 64.7247186288651,
    "Longitude": -148.602800916229,
    "Name": "Nenana Ridge Complex",
    "Description": "20 Miles SW from Fairbanks, AK",
    "Category": "Incident Complex",
    "State": "Fire Management",
    "Area": "33047.03",
    "Behavior": "Minimal Smoldering",
    "DiscoveryTime": 1750565280,
    "LastUpdated": 1760121110
  },
  {
    "Id": 4,
    "Latitude": 63.5229355095733,
    "Longitude": -143.866274758618,
    "Name": "Robertson",
    "Description": null,
    "Category": "Wild Fire",
    "State": "Fire Investigation",
    "Area": "0.1",
    "Behavior": " ",
    "DiscoveryTime": 1760990342,
    "LastUpdated": 1760994919
  }
]

XML

Sample:

<WildFireIncidentList>
  <WildFireIncident>
    <Id>3</Id>
    <Latitude>64.7247186288651</Latitude>
    <Longitude>-148.602800916229</Longitude>
    <Name>Nenana Ridge Complex</Name>
    <Description>20 Miles SW from Fairbanks, AK</Description>
    <Category>Incident Complex</Category>
    <State>Fire Management</State>
    <Area>33047.03</Area>
    <Behavior>Minimal Smoldering</Behavior>
    <DiscoveryTime>1750565280</DiscoveryTime>
    <LastUpdated>1760121110</LastUpdated>
  </WildFireIncident>
  <WildFireIncident>
    <Id>4</Id>
    <Latitude>63.5229355095733</Latitude>
    <Longitude>-143.866274758618</Longitude>
    <Name>Robertson</Name>
    <Description/>
    <Category>Wild Fire</Category>
    <State>Fire Investigation</State>
    <Area>0.1</Area>
    <Behavior> </Behavior>
    <DiscoveryTime>1760990342</DiscoveryTime>
    <LastUpdated>1760994919</LastUpdated>
  </WildFireIncident>
</WildFireIncidentList>