Chitantala Fire
The Chitantala Fire was reported on June 17, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 122 acres. It was declared out on July 26, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 122 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped August 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM AKDT, 122 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 64.530, -152.150.
The incident
- Size
- 122 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 45 Miles N from Lake Minchumina, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKTAD-000175
- IRWIN identifier
- A3DDE30E-F6A0-48B2-A139-A8DE1CD62952
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 1, 2025 (54 acres) to August 14, 2025 (122 acres). The largest one-day growth was 34 acres, mapped August 14, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2025 | 54 | |
| July 2, 2025 | 87 | +33 |
| August 14, 2025 | 122 | +35 |
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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 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKTAD-000175.