Obrien Fire
The Obrien Fire was reported on June 17, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 7,642 acres. It was declared out on October 1, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,642 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2025
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped October 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM AKDT, 7,642 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.329, -147.875.
The incident
- Size
- 7,642 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 24 Miles SE from Livengood, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Livengood
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 2 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $301,705
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKUYD-000172
- IRWIN identifier
- 6ACDFBDF-2F82-4B2C-B55B-43219D237B7E
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 20, 2025 (61 acres) to October 15, 2025 (7,642 acres). The largest one-day growth was 6,206 acres, mapped July 7, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2025 | 61 | |
| June 21, 2025 | 132 | +71 |
| June 22, 2025 | 545 | +413 |
| June 23, 2025 | 583 | +38 |
| June 26, 2025 | 583 | 0 |
| June 30, 2025 | 650 | +67 |
| July 3, 2025 | 629 | -21 |
| July 5, 2025 | 629 | 0 |
| July 6, 2025 | 3,093 | +2,464 |
| July 7, 2025 | 9,299 | +6,206 |
| July 26, 2025 | 8,125 | -1,174 |
| August 2, 2025 | 7,666 | -459 |
| October 15, 2025 | 7,642 | -24 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Farmers Loop, 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 November 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM AKST. Identifier 2025-AKUYD-000172.