Kandik Fire
The Kandik Fire was reported on June 18, 2025 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 5,328 acres. It was declared out on October 1, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,328 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 18, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped October 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM AKDT, 5,328 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.436, -142.243.
The incident
- Size
- 5,328 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 53 Miles NE from Eagle, AK
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks 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)
- Estimated cost to date
- $45,170
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKUYD-000184
- IRWIN identifier
- F872A2B5-082C-40A3-BE29-64E8188804C7
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 20, 2025 (1,636 acres) to October 9, 2025 (5,328 acres). The largest one-day growth was 790 acres, mapped June 25, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2025 | 1,636 | |
| June 22, 2025 | 2,226 | +590 |
| June 24, 2025 | 2,813 | +587 |
| June 25, 2025 | 3,603 | +790 |
| June 27, 2025 | 3,848 | +245 |
| June 28, 2025 | 4,200 | +352 |
| June 30, 2025 | 4,385 | +185 |
| July 5, 2025 | 4,407 | +22 |
| July 6, 2025 | 4,448 | +41 |
| July 7, 2025 | 4,611 | +163 |
| October 9, 2025 | 5,328 | +717 |
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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 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKUYD-000184.