Horseshoe Fire
The Horseshoe Fire was reported on June 17, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 302 acres. It was declared out on July 26, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 302 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped October 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM AKDT, 302 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 64.723, -154.276.
The incident
- Size
- 302 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- July 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 35 Miles E from Ruby, 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-AKTAD-000173
- IRWIN identifier
- D1D5D181-D331-43D1-BDC5-350EE706780D
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 20, 2025 (222 acres) to October 8, 2025 (302 acres). The largest one-day growth was 60 acres, mapped July 1, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2025 | 222 | |
| July 1, 2025 | 282 | +60 |
| July 5, 2025 | 297 | +15 |
| October 8, 2025 | 302 | +5 |
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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 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKTAD-000173.