Timber Fire
The Timber Fire was reported on July 7, 2025 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 720 acres. It was declared out on August 5, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 720 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped September 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM AKDT, 720 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 67.350, -160.459.
The incident
- Size
- 720 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 25 Miles N from Kiana, AK
- County
- Northwest Arctic County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKGAD-000414
- IRWIN identifier
- 8EDED27B-2530-455B-B817-ABB4E5944498
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 9, 2025 (626 acres) to September 29, 2025 (720 acres). The largest one-day growth was 74 acres, mapped July 11, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2025 | 626 | |
| July 11, 2025 | 700 | +74 |
| July 12, 2025 | 704 | +4 |
| September 29, 2025 | 720 | +16 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Noorvik, 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 September 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKGAD-000414.