Bonnifield Creek Fire
The Bonnifield Creek Fire was reported on June 19, 2025 in Denali County, Alaska and burned 17,337 acres. It was declared out on September 17, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 17,337 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped September 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM AKDT, 17,337 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 64.174, -147.811.
The incident
- Size
- 17,337 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM AKDT
- Contained
- September 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- September 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 33 Miles SW from Salcha, AK
- County
- Denali County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 2 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKFAS-511208
- IRWIN identifier
- 850AAF3D-6BF6-4D5D-8BC4-6DA0EC8A4629
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 19, 2025 (20 acres) to September 19, 2025 (17,337 acres). The largest one-day growth was 6,225 acres, mapped June 23, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 19, 2025 | 20 | |
| June 21, 2025 | 2,675 | +2,655 |
| June 23, 2025 | 8,900 | +6,225 |
| June 24, 2025 | 9,197 | +297 |
| June 27, 2025 | 10,076 | +879 |
| July 2, 2025 | 11,655 | +1,579 |
| July 3, 2025 | 12,139 | +484 |
| July 4, 2025 | 13,031 | +892 |
| July 5, 2025 | 13,838 | +807 |
| July 6, 2025 | 14,839 | +1,001 |
| July 7, 2025 | 16,216 | +1,377 |
| July 8, 2025 | 16,217 | +1 |
| July 12, 2025 | 16,219 | +2 |
| September 19, 2025 | 17,337 | +1,118 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salcha, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Salcha, AK36 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK41 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Healy, AK41 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK42 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK44 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Fairbanks, AK46 miles north 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 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKFAS-511208.