Runt Fire
The Runt Fire was reported on June 23, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 15,969 acres. It was declared out on September 22, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 15,969 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2025
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped October 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM AKDT, 15,969 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 66.294, -141.154.
The incident
- Size
- 15,969 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 87 Miles SW from Circle, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Circle
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $277,348
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKUYD-000330
- IRWIN identifier
- 58282BC0-C6F9-401A-8669-FF538954B1A0
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 25, 2025 (453 acres) to October 16, 2025 (15,969 acres). The largest one-day growth was 7,224 acres, mapped July 7, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2025 | 453 | |
| June 30, 2025 | 919 | +466 |
| July 2, 2025 | 981 | +62 |
| July 3, 2025 | 1,022 | +41 |
| July 4, 2025 | 1,217 | +195 |
| July 5, 2025 | 1,502 | +285 |
| July 6, 2025 | 2,913 | +1,411 |
| July 7, 2025 | 10,137 | +7,224 |
| July 8, 2025 | 11,370 | +1,233 |
| July 12, 2025 | 16,089 | +4,719 |
| October 2, 2025 | 16,018 | -71 |
| October 16, 2025 | 15,969 | -49 |
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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 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKUYD-000330.