Brigadier Fire
The Brigadier Fire was reported on June 18, 2025 in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska and burned 396 acres. It was declared out on September 30, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 396 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- June 18, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped March 17, 2026 at 9:27 AM AKDT, 396 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 64.646, -146.274.
The incident
- Size
- 396 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- June 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Fairbanks North Star County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- USA
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKMID-000203
- IRWIN identifier
- E63ECCF4-AC3B-4F30-85EB-87C73009BCE1
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 20, 2025 (1 acres) to March 17, 2026 (396 acres). The largest one-day growth was 136 acres, mapped July 3, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2025 | 1 | |
| June 26, 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| June 28, 2025 | 5 | +4 |
| July 3, 2025 | 141 | +136 |
| July 5, 2025 | 267 | +126 |
| July 6, 2025 | 370 | +103 |
| March 17, 2026 | 396 | +26 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salcha, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Salcha, AK20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK23 miles west of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK33 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK39 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Fairbanks, AK45 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Farmers Loop, AK46 miles northwest 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 March 17, 2026 at 9:27 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKMID-000203.