Kawichiark 1 Fire
The Kawichiark 1 Fire was reported on June 16, 2025 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 4,626 acres. It was declared out on October 1, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,626 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 16, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped October 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM AKDT, 4,626 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 66.565, -158.039.
The incident
- Size
- 4,626 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 33 Miles SW from Shungnak, AK
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKGAD-000133
- IRWIN identifier
- 3A67ED45-D940-4A2F-9D2A-E78893D14E84
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 18, 2025 (950 acres) to October 8, 2025 (4,626 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,327 acres, mapped June 21, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2025 | 950 | |
| June 19, 2025 | 1,881 | +931 |
| June 20, 2025 | 2,355 | +474 |
| June 21, 2025 | 3,682 | +1,327 |
| June 26, 2025 | 4,539 | +857 |
| July 2, 2025 | 4,625 | +86 |
| October 8, 2025 | 4,626 | +1 |
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 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKGAD-000133.