Pilot Creek Fire
The Pilot Creek Fire was reported on June 20, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 3,694 acres. It was declared out on August 5, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,694 acres
- Contained
- 4%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped August 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM AKDT, 3,694 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 63.961, -154.864.
The incident
- Size
- 3,694 acres
- Containment
- 4%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM AKDT
- Contained
- August 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- August 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 74 Miles N from McGrath, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKSWS-504263
- IRWIN identifier
- EC006FDB-25D8-43D4-AABD-BDF783CE279F
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 21, 2025 (3,301 acres) to August 18, 2025 (3,694 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,447 acres, mapped June 25, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2025 | 3,301 | |
| June 25, 2025 | 4,748 | +1,447 |
| June 30, 2025 | 4,489 | -259 |
| August 18, 2025 | 3,694 | -795 |
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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 August 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKSWS-504263.