Shortcut Fire
The Shortcut Fire was reported on June 22, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 495 acres. It was declared out on September 2, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 495 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 22, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped September 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM AKDT, 495 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.085, -151.537.
The incident
- Size
- 495 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 24 Miles SE from Manley Hot Springs, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Manley Hot Springs
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- ANC
- Land ownership at origin
- ANCSA
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $64,378
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKTAD-000322
- IRWIN identifier
- 076ABCC3-3D3E-469C-8825-9F9B2C1062BB
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 26, 2025 (530 acres) to September 24, 2025 (495 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2025 | 530 | |
| September 24, 2025 | 495 | -35 |
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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 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKTAD-000322.