Alaska wildfires

Richards Fire

OutYukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2025Wildfire

The Richards Fire was reported on June 20, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 577 acres. It was declared out on September 19, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
577 acres
Contained
90%
Discovered
June 20, 2025
Personnel
28

Map

Perimeter mapped October 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM AKDT, 577 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 65.686, -156.728.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
577 acres
Containment
90%
Discovered
June 20, 2025 at 10:27 AM AKDT
Declared out
September 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM AKDT
Cause
Natural
Location
10 Miles W from Huslia, AK
County
Yukon-Koyukuk County
State
Alaska
Protecting agency
BLM
Jurisdiction
USFWS
Land ownership at origin
USFWS
Personnel assigned
28
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$729,636
Part of
Roundabout Complex
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-AKGAD-000251
IRWIN identifier
5A97DFEA-AF3D-4935-B8C5-79B7A427F752

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 21, 2025 (150 acres) to October 8, 2025 (577 acres). The largest one-day growth was 644 acres, mapped June 22, 2025.

DayAcresChange
June 21, 2025150
June 22, 2025794+644
June 28, 2025563-231
June 29, 20255630
June 30, 2025574+11
July 6, 2025577+3
October 8, 20255770

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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 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKGAD-000251.