Alaska wildfires

Lockwood Fire

OutNorthwest Arctic County, Alaska2025Wildfire

The Lockwood Fire was reported on June 19, 2025 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 502 acres. It was declared out on September 17, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
502 acres
Contained
0%
Discovered
June 19, 2025

Map

Perimeter mapped September 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM AKDT, 502 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 66.720, -155.119.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
502 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
June 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM AKDT
Declared out
September 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM AKDT
Cause
Natural
Location
50 Miles E from Kobuk, AK
County
Northwest Arctic County
State
Alaska
Nearest city reported
Kobuk
Protecting agency
BLM
Jurisdiction
NPS
Land ownership at origin
NPS
Incident management
Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-AKGAD-000213
IRWIN identifier
E0325CD0-980D-46AF-8FA4-422F3E2CC463

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 20, 2025 (39 acres) to September 24, 2025 (502 acres). The largest one-day growth was 369 acres, mapped July 3, 2025.

DayAcresChange
June 20, 202539
June 21, 2025115+76
July 3, 2025484+369
September 24, 2025502+18

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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 September 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKGAD-000213.