HelpMeJack Fire
The HelpMeJack Fire was reported on June 17, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 3,172 acres. It was declared out on September 2, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,172 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2025
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Map
Perimeter mapped September 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM AKDT, 3,172 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 66.868, -154.048.
The incident
- Size
- 3,172 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 45 Miles NW from Allakaket, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Allakaket
- 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-000160
- IRWIN identifier
- 74DB8C53-B74D-428C-B0D3-2CA76D05050B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 18, 2025 (641 acres) to September 19, 2025 (3,172 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,889 acres, mapped June 20, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2025 | 641 | |
| June 20, 2025 | 2,530 | +1,889 |
| June 22, 2025 | 2,928 | +398 |
| June 25, 2025 | 2,973 | +45 |
| July 2, 2025 | 3,145 | +172 |
| September 19, 2025 | 3,172 | +27 |
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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 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKTAD-000160.