Himalaya Road Fire
The Himalaya Road Fire was reported on June 19, 2025 in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska and burned 6,057 acres. It was declared out on September 17, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,057 acres
- Contained
- 59%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2025
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped October 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM AKDT, 6,057 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 65.128, -147.772.
The incident
- Size
- 6,057 acres
- Containment
- 59%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- September 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 12 Miles NW from Fox, AK
- County
- Fairbanks North Star County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,905,757
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKFAS-511223
- IRWIN identifier
- 3DC21EB7-7323-497D-B5AB-BFB16EC65599
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 20, 2025 (1,434 acres) to October 23, 2025 (6,057 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,451 acres, mapped June 23, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2025 | 1,434 | |
| June 21, 2025 | 1,869 | +435 |
| June 23, 2025 | 3,319 | +1,450 |
| June 24, 2025 | 3,672 | +353 |
| June 25, 2025 | 3,255 | -417 |
| June 26, 2025 | 3,399 | +144 |
| June 27, 2025 | 3,412 | +13 |
| June 28, 2025 | 3,408 | -4 |
| June 29, 2025 | 3,543 | +135 |
| July 1, 2025 | 3,538 | -5 |
| July 2, 2025 | 3,968 | +430 |
| July 3, 2025 | 4,655 | +687 |
| July 4, 2025 | 5,302 | +647 |
| July 5, 2025 | 5,692 | +390 |
| July 6, 2025 | 5,872 | +180 |
| July 7, 2025 | 6,059 | +187 |
| July 8, 2025 | 6,171 | +112 |
| July 9, 2025 | 6,074 | -97 |
| July 10, 2025 | 6,055 | -19 |
| July 11, 2025 | 6,085 | +30 |
| July 12, 2025 | 6,055 | -30 |
| July 14, 2025 | 6,194 | +139 |
| July 25, 2025 | 6,196 | +2 |
| October 23, 2025 | 6,057 | -139 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Farmers Loop, 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 October 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKFAS-511223.