Karet Fire
The Karet Fire was reported on July 6, 2025 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 8.3 acres. It was declared out on August 18, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2025
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped October 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM AKDT, 8 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 67.138, -158.468.
The incident
- Size
- 8 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM AKDT
- Contained
- July 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- July 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 17 Miles W from Ambler, AK
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $65,986
- Part of
- Goldrun Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKGAD-000408
- IRWIN identifier
- 80A24141-2D6C-48DA-9AC4-D4D9B94B8DEF
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 9:22 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKGAD-000408.