Lush Fire
The Lush Fire was reported on June 18, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 26,687 acres. It was declared out on October 3, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 26,687 acres
- Contained
- 87%
- Discovered
- June 18, 2025
- Personnel
- 31
Map
Perimeter mapped October 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM AKDT, 26,687 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.521, -150.341.
The incident
- Size
- 26,687 acres
- Containment
- 87%
- Discovered
- June 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 1 Miles NW from Rampart, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Rampart
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- ANC
- Land ownership at origin
- ANCSA
- Personnel assigned
- 31
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,944,249
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKTAD-000199
- IRWIN identifier
- 9B7A96A6-E06B-4F40-9321-9ADB96358945
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 20, 2025 (569 acres) to October 6, 2025 (26,687 acres). The largest one-day growth was 6,998 acres, mapped July 6, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2025 | 569 | |
| June 21, 2025 | 716 | +147 |
| June 22, 2025 | 7,096 | +6,380 |
| June 24, 2025 | 6,995 | -101 |
| June 25, 2025 | 9,346 | +2,351 |
| June 27, 2025 | 12,721 | +3,375 |
| June 29, 2025 | 12,039 | -682 |
| July 1, 2025 | 11,651 | -388 |
| July 2, 2025 | 10,745 | -906 |
| July 4, 2025 | 12,849 | +2,104 |
| July 5, 2025 | 13,672 | +823 |
| July 6, 2025 | 20,670 | +6,998 |
| July 7, 2025 | 21,083 | +413 |
| July 8, 2025 | 24,036 | +2,953 |
| July 9, 2025 | 25,592 | +1,556 |
| July 11, 2025 | 26,079 | +487 |
| July 12, 2025 | 26,585 | +506 |
| July 15, 2025 | 26,585 | 0 |
| August 2, 2025 | 26,647 | +62 |
| October 6, 2025 | 26,687 | +40 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ester, 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 10:46 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKTAD-000199.