Alaska wildfires

McQuisten Fire

OutYukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2025Wildfire

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.

Live radar at the fire

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.

DayAcresChange
July 6, 20251
July 7, 2025158+157
July 12, 2025309+151
July 14, 2025785+476
July 19, 2025816+31
July 27, 2025952+136
September 12, 2025955+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.