Turtle Fire
The Turtle Fire was reported on June 19, 2025 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 16,337 acres. It was declared out on October 1, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 16,337 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped October 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM AKDT, 16,337 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.609, -144.299.
The incident
- Size
- 16,337 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- null Miles null from null,
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,666,747
- Part of
- Ptarmigan Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKUYD-000243
- IRWIN identifier
- A224676A-B13F-4189-ABBB-667139A20621
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 20, 2025 (1,331 acres) to October 7, 2025 (16,337 acres). The largest one-day growth was 5,551 acres, mapped June 26, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2025 | 1,331 | |
| June 21, 2025 | 2,388 | +1,057 |
| June 22, 2025 | 5,076 | +2,688 |
| June 23, 2025 | 5,076 | 0 |
| June 26, 2025 | 10,627 | +5,551 |
| July 4, 2025 | 11,183 | +556 |
| July 5, 2025 | 11,860 | +677 |
| July 6, 2025 | 13,786 | +1,926 |
| July 11, 2025 | 13,786 | 0 |
| July 12, 2025 | 16,150 | +2,364 |
| July 13, 2025 | 16,322 | +172 |
| July 20, 2025 | 16,337 | +15 |
| October 7, 2025 | 16,337 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Yukon, 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 October 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKUYD-000243.