Sand Lake Fire
The Sand Lake Fire was reported on June 21, 2025 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 6,353 acres. It was declared out on November 3, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,353 acres
- Contained
- 5%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped November 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM AKST, 6,353 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 63.797, -144.365.
The incident
- Size
- 6,353 acres
- Containment
- 5%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM AKDT
- Contained
- November 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM AKST
- Declared out
- November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM AKST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 44 Miles SE from Delta Junction, AK
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Delta Junction
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $396,201
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKDAS-512292
- IRWIN identifier
- 327EDF97-9ACE-4A1C-B720-CC0163D5E36B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 21, 2025 (304 acres) to November 4, 2025 (6,353 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,063 acres, mapped June 27, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2025 | 304 | |
| June 22, 2025 | 1,829 | +1,525 |
| June 27, 2025 | 4,892 | +3,063 |
| June 29, 2025 | 4,879 | -13 |
| July 4, 2025 | 4,913 | +34 |
| July 6, 2025 | 6,006 | +1,093 |
| July 7, 2025 | 6,216 | +210 |
| July 8, 2025 | 6,294 | +78 |
| July 12, 2025 | 6,315 | +21 |
| July 17, 2025 | 6,323 | +8 |
| July 19, 2025 | 6,338 | +15 |
| November 4, 2025 | 6,353 | +15 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Deltana, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 November 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM AKST. Identifier 2025-AKDAS-512292.