McQuisten Fire
The McQuisten Fire was reported on July 5, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 955 acres. It was declared out on September 2, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 955 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 5, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped September 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM AKDT, 955 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.609, -151.609.
The incident
- Size
- 955 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 32 Miles NE from Tanana, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKTAD-000395
- IRWIN identifier
- B72A1844-EEA9-4C33-9D05-4A5D5147E677
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 6, 2025 (1 acres) to September 12, 2025 (955 acres). The largest one-day growth was 476 acres, mapped July 14, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2025 | 1 | |
| July 7, 2025 | 158 | +157 |
| July 12, 2025 | 309 | +151 |
| July 14, 2025 | 785 | +476 |
| July 19, 2025 | 816 | +31 |
| July 27, 2025 | 952 | +136 |
| September 12, 2025 | 955 | +3 |
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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 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKTAD-000395.