Orum Fire
The Orum Fire was reported on June 18, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 5,647 acres. It was declared out on September 15, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,647 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 18, 2025
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped September 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM AKDT, 5,647 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.259, -150.622.
The incident
- Size
- 5,647 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 30 Miles SW from Rampart, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKTAD-000200
- IRWIN identifier
- 826CB3E2-D674-4BB4-961F-856EF96A1E63
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 20, 2025 (243 acres) to September 24, 2025 (5,647 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,898 acres, mapped June 22, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2025 | 243 | |
| June 21, 2025 | 1,221 | +978 |
| June 22, 2025 | 3,119 | +1,898 |
| June 23, 2025 | 3,427 | +308 |
| June 24, 2025 | 4,701 | +1,274 |
| June 27, 2025 | 5,505 | +804 |
| June 29, 2025 | 5,744 | +239 |
| July 2, 2025 | 5,640 | -104 |
| September 24, 2025 | 5,647 | +7 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ester, 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 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKTAD-000200.