Aniralik Fire
The Aniralik Fire was reported on June 19, 2025 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 4,930 acres. It was declared out on August 5, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,930 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped August 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM AKDT, 4,930 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 68.203, -159.736.
The incident
- Size
- 4,930 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 91 Miles NW from Ambler, AK
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Ambler
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKGAD-000204
- IRWIN identifier
- 8E4AD3A0-08F7-4BEA-8210-B69D08E0C95E
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 20, 2025 (873 acres) to August 23, 2025 (4,930 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,232 acres, mapped June 21, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2025 | 873 | |
| June 21, 2025 | 3,105 | +2,232 |
| June 26, 2025 | 3,724 | +619 |
| June 27, 2025 | 4,906 | +1,182 |
| August 23, 2025 | 4,930 | +24 |
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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 August 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKGAD-000204.