Hunt Fire
The Hunt Fire was reported on July 6, 2025 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 66 acres. It was declared out on September 18, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 66 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped October 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM AKDT, 66 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 67.287, -159.019.
The incident
- Size
- 66 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 33 Miles NW from Ambler, AK
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Part of
- Goldrun Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKGAD-000409
- IRWIN identifier
- 0C889637-30E2-4B33-AC8B-5D1A3F1FF6F0
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 9, 2025 (2 acres) to October 6, 2025 (66 acres). The largest one-day growth was 50 acres, mapped July 18, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2025 | 2 | |
| July 13, 2025 | 8 | +6 |
| July 18, 2025 | 58 | +50 |
| October 6, 2025 | 66 | +8 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Selawik, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKGAD-000409.