Ikheenjik Fire
The Ikheenjik Fire was reported on June 19, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 19,651 acres. It was declared out on October 1, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 19,651 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped October 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM AKDT, 19,651 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 65.612, -144.236.
The incident
- Size
- 19,651 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- null Miles null from null,
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Estimated cost to date
- $508,212
- Part of
- Ptarmigan Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKUYD-000242
- IRWIN identifier
- F366F6E4-8E54-4DA8-927F-8DB53D21B0A1
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 20, 2025 (2,553 acres) to October 7, 2025 (19,651 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,661 acres, mapped July 12, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2025 | 2,553 | |
| June 21, 2025 | 1,963 | -590 |
| June 22, 2025 | 4,166 | +2,203 |
| June 23, 2025 | 4,166 | 0 |
| June 26, 2025 | 7,688 | +3,522 |
| July 3, 2025 | 7,752 | +64 |
| July 4, 2025 | 9,289 | +1,537 |
| July 5, 2025 | 10,107 | +818 |
| July 6, 2025 | 11,760 | +1,653 |
| July 7, 2025 | 12,535 | +775 |
| July 8, 2025 | 13,814 | +1,279 |
| July 11, 2025 | 15,092 | +1,278 |
| July 12, 2025 | 18,753 | +3,661 |
| July 13, 2025 | 18,463 | -290 |
| July 15, 2025 | 18,458 | -5 |
| July 20, 2025 | 18,615 | +157 |
| July 23, 2025 | 18,699 | +84 |
| July 27, 2025 | 19,645 | +946 |
| October 7, 2025 | 19,651 | +6 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Yukon, 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 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKUYD-000242.