Christian Fire
The Christian Fire was reported on June 20, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 64,065 acres. It was declared out on September 22, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 64,065 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2025
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped September 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM AKDT, 64,065 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 67.341, -144.808.
The incident
- Size
- 64,065 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 50 Miles NE from Venetie, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Venetie
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $561,241
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKUYD-000255
- IRWIN identifier
- A54A4E83-26D5-492E-B913-9E4156030E41
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 20, 2025 (378 acres) to September 24, 2025 (64,065 acres). The largest one-day growth was 10,730 acres, mapped August 2, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2025 | 378 | |
| June 24, 2025 | 394 | +16 |
| June 26, 2025 | 3,021 | +2,627 |
| June 28, 2025 | 3,062 | +41 |
| July 1, 2025 | 3,108 | +46 |
| July 3, 2025 | 5,093 | +1,985 |
| July 4, 2025 | 5,521 | +428 |
| July 6, 2025 | 6,497 | +976 |
| July 7, 2025 | 13,015 | +6,518 |
| July 8, 2025 | 16,963 | +3,948 |
| July 11, 2025 | 26,217 | +9,254 |
| July 12, 2025 | 26,928 | +711 |
| July 13, 2025 | 29,401 | +2,473 |
| July 14, 2025 | 30,588 | +1,187 |
| July 16, 2025 | 34,161 | +3,573 |
| July 18, 2025 | 35,463 | +1,302 |
| July 19, 2025 | 37,610 | +2,147 |
| July 20, 2025 | 39,063 | +1,453 |
| July 21, 2025 | 46,847 | +7,784 |
| July 23, 2025 | 47,648 | +801 |
| July 26, 2025 | 50,657 | +3,009 |
| July 27, 2025 | 50,635 | -22 |
| July 28, 2025 | 50,997 | +362 |
| July 29, 2025 | 52,469 | +1,472 |
| August 2, 2025 | 63,199 | +10,730 |
| August 4, 2025 | 63,545 | +346 |
| August 12, 2025 | 63,595 | +50 |
| September 24, 2025 | 64,065 | +470 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Yukon, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKUYD-000255.