Helmet Fire
The Helmet Fire was reported on July 1, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 623 acres. It was declared out on September 19, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 623 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 1, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped September 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM AKDT, 623 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 67.737, -143.945.
The incident
- Size
- 623 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 50 Miles SE from Arctic Village, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKUYD-000362
- IRWIN identifier
- BFFED028-6CAA-4B84-BCDF-98F25F2ABDFB
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 2, 2025 (6 acres) to September 23, 2025 (623 acres). The largest one-day growth was 358 acres, mapped July 8, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2025 | 6 | |
| July 3, 2025 | 54 | +48 |
| July 6, 2025 | 139 | +85 |
| July 7, 2025 | 203 | +64 |
| July 8, 2025 | 561 | +358 |
| July 12, 2025 | 607 | +46 |
| July 14, 2025 | 606 | -1 |
| September 23, 2025 | 623 | +17 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Yukon, AK covers the area today.
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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 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKUYD-000362.