Racquet Fire
The Racquet Fire was reported on June 23, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 1,728 acres. It was declared out on September 22, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,728 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped September 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM AKDT, 1,728 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 66.326, -141.107.
The incident
- Size
- 1,728 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 74 Miles SE from Chalkytsik, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Chalkytsik
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKUYD-000331
- IRWIN identifier
- D1884080-B3E7-42D7-8E51-EF7915D592DC
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 25, 2025 (601 acres) to September 24, 2025 (1,728 acres). The largest one-day growth was 416 acres, mapped July 12, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2025 | 601 | |
| June 28, 2025 | 701 | +100 |
| July 2, 2025 | 721 | +20 |
| July 3, 2025 | 716 | -5 |
| July 5, 2025 | 802 | +86 |
| July 6, 2025 | 975 | +173 |
| July 7, 2025 | 1,228 | +253 |
| July 8, 2025 | 1,297 | +69 |
| July 12, 2025 | 1,713 | +416 |
| September 24, 2025 | 1,728 | +15 |
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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 9:11 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKUYD-000331.