Porphyry Fire
The Porphyry Fire was reported on June 20, 2025 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 5,101 acres. It was declared out on August 13, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,101 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped August 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM AKDT, 5,101 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 64.200, -142.553.
The incident
- Size
- 5,101 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 19 Miles NW from Chicken, AK
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Chicken
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKUYD-000273
- IRWIN identifier
- BD31C4A6-6C96-4E70-939A-2E1563BE768D
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 22, 2025 (2,641 acres) to August 17, 2025 (5,101 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,460 acres, mapped August 17, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2025 | 2,641 | |
| August 17, 2025 | 5,101 | +2,460 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tok, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKUYD-000273.