Kaliguricheark Fire
The Kaliguricheark Fire was reported on July 6, 2025 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 11,494 acres. It was declared out on October 1, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 11,494 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped October 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM AKDT, 11,494 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 67.279, -159.069.
The incident
- Size
- 11,494 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 34 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
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $265,309
- Part of
- Goldrun Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKGAD-000410
- IRWIN identifier
- DD437316-D5C3-497A-99DC-160995008285
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 8, 2025 (97 acres) to October 6, 2025 (11,494 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,145 acres, mapped July 18, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2025 | 97 | |
| July 9, 2025 | 1,638 | +1,541 |
| July 10, 2025 | 2,715 | +1,077 |
| July 11, 2025 | 4,316 | +1,601 |
| July 12, 2025 | 5,728 | +1,412 |
| July 13, 2025 | 7,070 | +1,342 |
| July 14, 2025 | 8,714 | +1,644 |
| July 18, 2025 | 11,859 | +3,145 |
| July 26, 2025 | 11,761 | -98 |
| August 2, 2025 | 11,479 | -282 |
| October 6, 2025 | 11,494 | +15 |
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 9:19 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKGAD-000410.