Ripple Fire
The Ripple Fire was reported on July 20, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 3,940 acres. It was declared out on September 19, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,940 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 20, 2025
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped September 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM AKDT, 3,940 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 67.679, -144.243.
The incident
- Size
- 3,940 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 45 Miles SE from Mountain Village, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKUYD-000468
- IRWIN identifier
- D0316E89-AAB5-4473-98C8-F97029EBE357
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 21, 2025 (2 acres) to September 23, 2025 (3,940 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,642 acres, mapped July 29, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2025 | 2 | |
| July 26, 2025 | 61 | +59 |
| July 27, 2025 | 71 | +10 |
| July 28, 2025 | 675 | +604 |
| July 29, 2025 | 2,317 | +1,642 |
| August 2, 2025 | 2,463 | +146 |
| August 4, 2025 | 2,609 | +146 |
| August 6, 2025 | 3,646 | +1,037 |
| August 7, 2025 | 4,001 | +355 |
| August 11, 2025 | 3,949 | -52 |
| September 23, 2025 | 3,940 | -9 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Yukon, AK covers the area today.
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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 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKUYD-000468.