Ninetyeight Fire
The Ninetyeight Fire was reported on June 19, 2025 in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska and burned 16,191 acres. It was declared out on September 30, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 16,191 acres
- Contained
- 89%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2025
- Personnel
- 14
Map
Perimeter mapped March 17, 2026 at 9:26 AM AKDT, 16,191 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 64.605, -146.195.
The incident
- Size
- 16,191 acres
- Containment
- 89%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 25 Miles NE from Salcha, AK
- County
- Fairbanks North Star County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- USA
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Personnel assigned
- 14
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,144,983
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKMID-000218
- IRWIN identifier
- AAE5042E-833A-466D-B54A-DC92F77EAD7A
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 20, 2025 (767 acres) to March 17, 2026 (16,191 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,633 acres, mapped July 4, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2025 | 767 | |
| June 21, 2025 | 1,571 | +804 |
| June 22, 2025 | 3,729 | +2,158 |
| June 23, 2025 | 3,743 | +14 |
| June 26, 2025 | 3,743 | 0 |
| June 27, 2025 | 4,341 | +598 |
| June 30, 2025 | 5,028 | +687 |
| July 2, 2025 | 4,519 | -509 |
| July 3, 2025 | 6,911 | +2,392 |
| July 4, 2025 | 10,544 | +3,633 |
| July 5, 2025 | 11,976 | +1,432 |
| July 6, 2025 | 15,321 | +3,345 |
| July 8, 2025 | 15,610 | +289 |
| July 28, 2025 | 16,139 | +529 |
| March 17, 2026 | 16,191 | +52 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salcha, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 March 17, 2026 at 9:26 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKMID-000218.