Portage Fire
The Portage Fire was reported on July 7, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 1,303 acres. It was declared out on July 26, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,303 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped October 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM AKDT, 1,303 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 67.047, -153.708.
The incident
- Size
- 1,303 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- July 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 43 Miles NW from Alatna, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- 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-AKTAD-000416
- IRWIN identifier
- D21108A3-9BB0-4D3D-A517-7EC507128B3D
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 8, 2025 (39 acres) to October 7, 2025 (1,303 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,128 acres, mapped July 12, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2025 | 39 | |
| July 12, 2025 | 1,167 | +1,128 |
| July 13, 2025 | 1,212 | +45 |
| July 27, 2025 | 1,303 | +91 |
| October 7, 2025 | 1,303 | 0 |
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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 October 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKTAD-000416.