Hard Luck Fire
The Hard Luck Fire was reported on June 18, 2025 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 177 acres. It was declared out on August 13, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 177 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- June 18, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped August 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM AKDT, 177 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.229, -141.419.
The incident
- Size
- 177 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- June 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- ANC
- Land ownership at origin
- ANCSA
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKUYD-000179
- IRWIN identifier
- D5CC5231-D6D7-485D-83E1-F04A329A50E7
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 20, 2025 (45 acres) to August 29, 2025 (177 acres). The largest one-day growth was 130 acres, mapped July 5, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2025 | 45 | |
| July 5, 2025 | 175 | +130 |
| August 29, 2025 | 177 | +2 |
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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 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKUYD-000179.