Alligator Fire
The Alligator Fire was reported on June 20, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 883 acres. It was declared out on August 25, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 883 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped September 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM AKDT, 883 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.636, -144.760.
The incident
- Size
- 883 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- null Miles null from null,
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Estimated cost to date
- $14,228
- Part of
- Ptarmigan Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKUYD-000265
- IRWIN identifier
- BE41C2BB-A5A5-448B-83B8-D88621B87500
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 21, 2025 (3 acres) to September 24, 2025 (883 acres). The largest one-day growth was 765 acres, mapped June 26, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2025 | 3 | |
| June 22, 2025 | 127 | +124 |
| June 23, 2025 | 127 | 0 |
| June 26, 2025 | 892 | +765 |
| July 2, 2025 | 892 | 0 |
| July 4, 2025 | 892 | 0 |
| July 6, 2025 | 892 | 0 |
| July 23, 2025 | 892 | 0 |
| September 24, 2025 | 883 | -9 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Yukon, AK covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKUYD-000265.