Nuna Fire
The Nuna Fire was reported on July 7, 2025 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 15,019 acres. It was declared out on October 1, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 15,019 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2025
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeter mapped October 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM AKDT, 15,019 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 67.249, -158.288.
The incident
- Size
- 15,019 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 13 Miles NW from Ambler, AK
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $259,171
- Part of
- Goldrun Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKGAD-000420
- IRWIN identifier
- 3E2996A1-F990-4020-BB50-23A20F4F1AF5
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 9, 2025 (1,463 acres) to October 7, 2025 (15,019 acres). The largest one-day growth was 6,217 acres, mapped July 15, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2025 | 1,463 | |
| July 10, 2025 | 5,010 | +3,547 |
| July 12, 2025 | 7,443 | +2,433 |
| July 13, 2025 | 10,153 | +2,710 |
| July 15, 2025 | 16,370 | +6,217 |
| July 18, 2025 | 14,884 | -1,486 |
| August 2, 2025 | 14,996 | +112 |
| October 7, 2025 | 15,019 | +23 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Selawik, AK covers the area today.
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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 October 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKGAD-000420.