Boulder Creek Fire
The Boulder Creek Fire was reported on June 18, 2025 in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska and burned 4,056 acres. It was declared out on August 21, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,056 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 18, 2025
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped September 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM AKDT, 4,056 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 64.885, -144.681.
The incident
- Size
- 4,056 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 66 Miles NE from Delta Junction, AK
- County
- Fairbanks North Star County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,095
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKFAS-511188
- IRWIN identifier
- F16B1251-A81F-41DD-B8E0-7B3DF91C12A4
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 20, 2025 (120 acres) to September 19, 2025 (4,056 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,644 acres, mapped June 24, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2025 | 120 | |
| June 21, 2025 | 1,222 | +1,102 |
| June 24, 2025 | 2,865 | +1,643 |
| June 27, 2025 | 3,379 | +514 |
| July 2, 2025 | 3,887 | +508 |
| July 5, 2025 | 4,029 | +142 |
| September 19, 2025 | 4,056 | +27 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Big Delta, 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 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKFAS-511188.