Muskox Fire
The Muskox Fire was reported on July 9, 2025 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 1,150 acres. It was declared out on September 2, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,150 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped September 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM AKDT, 1,150 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 66.889, -154.247.
The incident
- Size
- 1,150 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 48 Miles NW from Alatna, AK
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKTAD-000431
- IRWIN identifier
- 1023ACF9-02B1-4FC9-BD94-CB72D220A3E0
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 12, 2025 (176 acres) to September 24, 2025 (1,150 acres). The largest one-day growth was 438 acres, mapped August 2, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 12, 2025 | 176 | |
| July 13, 2025 | 367 | +191 |
| July 14, 2025 | 591 | +224 |
| August 1, 2025 | 637 | +46 |
| August 2, 2025 | 1,076 | +439 |
| September 24, 2025 | 1,150 | +74 |
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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 11:08 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKTAD-000431.