Norutak Fire
The Norutak Fire was reported on June 21, 2025 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 390 acres. It was declared out on September 2, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 390 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped September 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM AKDT, 390 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 66.770, -154.350.
The incident
- Size
- 390 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 46 Miles W 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-000300
- IRWIN identifier
- 7F6120B4-27F0-4F77-A606-58F0B46E8D5C
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 23, 2025 (77 acres) to September 24, 2025 (390 acres). The largest one-day growth was 275 acres, mapped July 1, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2025 | 77 | |
| July 1, 2025 | 352 | +275 |
| July 2, 2025 | 385 | +33 |
| September 24, 2025 | 390 | +5 |
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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 11:29 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKTAD-000300.