Alaska wildfires

Reed Fire

OutNorthwest Arctic County, Alaska2025Wildfire

The Reed Fire was reported on July 9, 2025 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 3,396 acres. It was declared out on September 17, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
3,396 acres
Contained
0%
Discovered
July 9, 2025

Map

Perimeter mapped September 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM AKDT, 3,396 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 67.056, -154.853.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
3,396 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
July 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM AKDT
Declared out
September 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM AKDT
Cause
Natural
Location
57 Miles NE from Kobuk, AK
County
Northwest Arctic 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-AKGAD-000430
IRWIN identifier
EF688ACE-FD49-447F-9AF6-63F48D465EF0

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 12, 2025 (153 acres) to September 24, 2025 (3,396 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,510 acres, mapped July 13, 2025.

DayAcresChange
July 12, 2025153
July 13, 20251,663+1,510
July 26, 20253,143+1,480
September 24, 20253,396+253

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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 10:57 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKGAD-000430.