Nowitna Fire
The Nowitna Fire was reported on June 19, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 2,613 acres. It was declared out on August 28, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,613 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped September 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM AKDT, 2,613 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 63.949, -154.589.
The incident
- Size
- 2,613 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 56 Miles NW from Telida, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKTAD-000227
- IRWIN identifier
- 27983E04-8CB3-475F-ADF3-89B382CBAF7C
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 20, 2025 (9 acres) to September 2, 2025 (2,613 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,413 acres, mapped June 22, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2025 | 9 | |
| June 22, 2025 | 1,422 | +1,413 |
| June 25, 2025 | 2,456 | +1,034 |
| June 29, 2025 | 3,132 | +676 |
| June 30, 2025 | 2,571 | -561 |
| September 2, 2025 | 2,613 | +42 |
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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 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKTAD-000227.