Bear Creek Fire
The Bear Creek Fire was reported on June 19, 2025 in Denali County, Alaska and burned 31,590 acres. It was declared out on September 25, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 31,590 acres
- Contained
- 75%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2025
- Personnel
- 16
Map
Perimeter mapped September 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM AKDT, 31,590 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 64.041, -149.285.
The incident
- Size
- 31,590 acres
- Containment
- 75%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM AKDT
- Contained
- July 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 14 Miles NW from Healy, AK
- County
- Denali County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Anderson, AK
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- ANC
- Land ownership at origin
- ANCSA
- Personnel assigned
- 16
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $13,384,545
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKFAS-511237
- IRWIN identifier
- 058AD797-B4F7-4CB5-B34F-7267D980BAA9
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 21, 2025 (21,204 acres) to September 26, 2025 (31,590 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,843 acres, mapped June 22, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2025 | 21,204 | |
| June 22, 2025 | 26,047 | +4,843 |
| June 25, 2025 | 26,047 | 0 |
| June 26, 2025 | 26,191 | +144 |
| June 27, 2025 | 27,943 | +1,752 |
| June 28, 2025 | 27,943 | 0 |
| June 29, 2025 | 27,943 | 0 |
| June 30, 2025 | 28,518 | +575 |
| July 1, 2025 | 28,518 | 0 |
| July 2, 2025 | 28,518 | 0 |
| July 3, 2025 | 28,518 | 0 |
| July 4, 2025 | 28,652 | +134 |
| July 5, 2025 | 29,733 | +1,081 |
| July 6, 2025 | 30,575 | +842 |
| July 7, 2025 | 30,988 | +413 |
| July 8, 2025 | 30,988 | 0 |
| July 14, 2025 | 30,988 | 0 |
| September 26, 2025 | 31,590 | +602 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Healy, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Healy, AK16 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Ester, AK67 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- College, AK72 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Fairbanks, AK72 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK74 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK76 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
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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 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKFAS-511237.