Medicine Fire
The Medicine Fire was reported on August 4, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 1,251 acres. It was declared out on September 22, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,251 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 4, 2025
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped September 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM AKDT, 1,251 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.431, -144.315.
The incident
- Size
- 1,251 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 Miles SW from Circle Hot Springs, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $59,998
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKUYD-000484
- IRWIN identifier
- AF3FED53-0DF9-4F84-833B-218F12FE1C7E
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 5, 2025 (422 acres) to September 24, 2025 (1,251 acres). The largest one-day growth was 581 acres, mapped August 7, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2025 | 422 | |
| August 7, 2025 | 1,003 | +581 |
| September 24, 2025 | 1,251 | +248 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pleasant Valley, AK covers the area today.
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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 9:18 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKUYD-000484.