Alaska wildfires

Elephant Fire

OutYukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2025Wildfire

The Elephant Fire was reported on June 19, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 9,064 acres. It was declared out on September 15, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
9,064 acres
Contained
78%
Discovered
June 19, 2025
Personnel
24

Map

Perimeter mapped September 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM AKDT, 9,064 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.289, -150.171.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Ester

The incident

Size
9,064 acres
Containment
78%
Discovered
June 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM AKDT
Declared out
September 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM AKDT
Cause
Natural
Location
20 Miles S from Rampart, AK
County
Yukon-Koyukuk County
State
Alaska
Protecting agency
BLM
Jurisdiction
DNR
Land ownership at origin
State
Personnel assigned
24
Incident management
Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
Primary fuel
Brush (2 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$886,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-AKTAD-000225
IRWIN identifier
39CC9E9A-8E79-4B98-8D8B-9B1404D8FC45

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 21, 2025 (63 acres) to September 24, 2025 (9,064 acres). The largest one-day growth was 5,470 acres, mapped July 6, 2025.

DayAcresChange
June 21, 202563
June 22, 2025150+87
June 27, 2025324+174
July 1, 2025359+35
July 2, 2025357-2
July 4, 20251,901+1,544
July 5, 20252,524+623
July 6, 20257,994+5,470
July 7, 20258,568+574
July 11, 20258,687+119
July 12, 20258,978+291
July 13, 20258,941-37
September 24, 20259,064+123

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ester, 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 11:23 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKTAD-000225.