River Trail Fire
The River Trail Fire was reported on June 20, 2025 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 23,827 acres. It was declared out on September 25, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 23,827 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2025
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped September 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM AKDT, 23,827 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 63.419, -141.948.
The incident
- Size
- 23,827 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM AKDT
- Contained
- September 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM AKDT
- Controlled
- September 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 32 Miles NE from Tok, AK
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,991
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKTAS-513276
- IRWIN identifier
- B8231B52-70EA-48B6-BB87-ED50AD6D58F6
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 20, 2025 (861 acres) to September 26, 2025 (23,827 acres). The largest one-day growth was 13,549 acres, mapped June 22, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2025 | 861 | |
| June 22, 2025 | 14,410 | +13,549 |
| June 23, 2025 | 19,939 | +5,529 |
| June 28, 2025 | 22,364 | +2,425 |
| July 7, 2025 | 22,728 | +364 |
| July 10, 2025 | 22,860 | +132 |
| July 14, 2025 | 22,907 | +47 |
| July 18, 2025 | 23,510 | +603 |
| July 19, 2025 | 23,605 | +95 |
| September 26, 2025 | 23,827 | +222 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tok, 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 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKTAS-513276.