Monte Cristo Creek Fire
The Monte Cristo Creek Fire was reported on June 22, 2025 in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska and burned 8,773 acres. It was declared out on September 17, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,773 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 22, 2025
- Personnel
- 21
Map
Perimeter mapped September 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM AKDT, 8,773 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 64.461, -145.863.
The incident
- Size
- 8,773 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- September 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 33 Miles E from Salcha, AK
- County
- Fairbanks North Star County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 21
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $140,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKFAS-511319
- IRWIN identifier
- 6CB8BD07-B9C0-4E03-9F8E-FE982D5CF21E
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 26, 2025 (150 acres) to September 19, 2025 (8,773 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,381 acres, mapped July 7, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2025 | 150 | |
| June 27, 2025 | 440 | +290 |
| June 29, 2025 | 662 | +222 |
| July 3, 2025 | 732 | +70 |
| July 5, 2025 | 3,755 | +3,023 |
| July 6, 2025 | 3,378 | -377 |
| July 7, 2025 | 6,759 | +3,381 |
| July 12, 2025 | 8,234 | +1,475 |
| July 14, 2025 | 8,108 | -126 |
| July 19, 2025 | 8,842 | +734 |
| September 19, 2025 | 8,773 | -69 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Big Delta, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Big Delta, AK21 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Salcha, AK31 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK38 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Deltana, AK45 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK48 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK55 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
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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 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKFAS-511319.