Alaska wildfires

Sikik Fire

OutNorthwest Arctic County, Alaska2025Wildfire

The Sikik Fire was reported on July 6, 2025 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 14,526 acres. It was declared out on September 19, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
14,526 acres
Contained
0%
Discovered
July 6, 2025

Map

Perimeter mapped October 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM AKDT, 14,526 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 67.970, -158.140.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
14,526 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
July 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM AKDT
Declared out
September 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM AKDT
Cause
Natural
Location
60 Miles N from Ambler, AK
County
Northwest Arctic County
State
Alaska
Protecting agency
BLM
Jurisdiction
NPS
Land ownership at origin
NPS
Incident management
Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
Primary fuel
Brush (2 feet)
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-AKGAD-000404
IRWIN identifier
E025ACC5-A6A0-482A-9595-A84DFD1B7139

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 7, 2025 (349 acres) to October 6, 2025 (14,526 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,926 acres, mapped July 10, 2025.

DayAcresChange
July 7, 2025349
July 8, 20251,102+753
July 9, 20253,831+2,729
July 10, 20257,757+3,926
July 11, 20258,719+962
July 12, 202510,093+1,374
July 13, 202510,905+812
July 14, 202512,326+1,421
July 26, 202512,3260
October 6, 202514,526+2,200

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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 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKGAD-000404.