Helpme Fire
The Helpme Fire was reported on June 21, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 393 acres. It was declared out on September 2, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 393 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped September 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM AKDT, 393 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 67.038, -153.602.
The incident
- Size
- 393 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 42 Miles SE from Alatna, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Alatna
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKTAD-000302
- IRWIN identifier
- DBB751AD-E404-48C6-91B0-D5342FA0549B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 1, 2025 (336 acres) to September 24, 2025 (393 acres). The largest one-day growth was 58 acres, mapped July 2, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2025 | 336 | |
| July 2, 2025 | 393 | +57 |
| September 24, 2025 | 393 | 0 |
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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 11:18 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKTAD-000302.