Onion Fire
The Onion Fire was reported on July 9, 2025 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 1,308 acres. It was declared out on September 19, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,308 acres
- Contained
- 80%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2025
- Personnel
- 33
Map
Perimeter mapped September 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM AKDT, 1,308 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 67.068, -158.213.
The incident
- Size
- 1,308 acres
- Containment
- 80%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 8 Miles W from Ambler, AK
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- ANC
- Land ownership at origin
- ANCSA
- Personnel assigned
- 33
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,983,938
- Part of
- Goldrun Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKGAD-000433
- IRWIN identifier
- A36D09F0-D9A1-4819-A467-7825CB0FB5FE
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 10, 2025 (23 acres) to September 29, 2025 (1,308 acres). The largest one-day growth was 855 acres, mapped July 15, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2025 | 23 | |
| July 12, 2025 | 314 | +291 |
| July 13, 2025 | 639 | +325 |
| July 15, 2025 | 1,494 | +855 |
| September 29, 2025 | 1,308 | -186 |
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 September 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKGAD-000433.