Ptarmigan Complex
The Ptarmigan Complex was reported on June 20, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 50,429 acres. It is 28 percent contained.
- Size
- 50,429 acres
- Contained
- 28%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2025
- Personnel
- 3
Radar
Reflectivity now over Ptarmigan Complex. Open it to see fires and the fire weather outlook on the map.
Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeters are mapped for the fires in the complex; the map shows each one. Point of origin 65.598, -144.490.
The incident
- Size
- 50,429 acres
- Containment
- 28%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 2 Miles S from Central, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,099,738
- Incident type
- Complex
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKUYD-000901
- IRWIN identifier
- 762961BA-B5A9-4790-9E17-E7F56AE0D87B
Fires in the Ptarmigan Complex8
| Fire | County | Acres | Contained | Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ikheenjik Fire | Yukon-Koyukuk | 19,651 | 0% | Jun 19, 2025 |
| Turtle Fire | Yukon-Koyukuk | 16,337 | 0% | Jun 19, 2025 |
| Buckley Bar Fire | Yukon-Koyukuk | 9,658 | 0% | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Birch Fire | Yukon-Koyukuk | 4,982 | 62% | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Alligator Fire | Yukon-Koyukuk | 883 | 100% | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Deadwood Fire | Yukon-Koyukuk | 147 | 100% | Jun 19, 2025 |
| Ketchem Fire | Yukon-Koyukuk | 0.7 | 100% | Jun 19, 2025 |
| Little Mosquito Fire | Yukon-Koyukuk | 0.3 | 100% | Jun 19, 2025 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Yukon, 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 March 20, 2026 at 1:55 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKUYD-000901.