Kalusuk Fire
The Kalusuk Fire was reported on June 17, 2025 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 1,062 acres. It was declared out on July 26, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,062 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped July 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM AKDT, 1,062 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 65.589, -159.839.
The incident
- Size
- 1,062 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 45 Miles SE from Buckland, AK
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Buckland
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKGAD-000167
- IRWIN identifier
- 90EC8FD6-4E7D-4E8B-845C-6ED600275E95
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 18, 2025 (18 acres) to July 31, 2025 (1,062 acres). The largest one-day growth was 540 acres, mapped June 20, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2025 | 18 | |
| June 19, 2025 | 121 | +103 |
| June 20, 2025 | 661 | +540 |
| July 31, 2025 | 1,062 | +401 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Selawik, 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 July 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKGAD-000167.