Tutuksuk Fire
The Tutuksuk Fire was reported on July 8, 2025 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 5,925 acres. It was declared out on September 19, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,925 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped October 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM AKDT, 5,925 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 67.283, -159.562.
The incident
- Size
- 5,925 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 30 Miles NE from Kiana, 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
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,009
- Part of
- Goldrun Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AKGAD-000424
- IRWIN identifier
- D658DAFD-51D6-49CA-9C0A-4F18504BB632
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 9, 2025 (569 acres) to October 6, 2025 (5,925 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,605 acres, mapped July 14, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2025 | 569 | |
| July 11, 2025 | 1,063 | +494 |
| July 12, 2025 | 2,416 | +1,353 |
| July 13, 2025 | 3,797 | +1,381 |
| July 14, 2025 | 5,402 | +1,605 |
| July 19, 2025 | 5,749 | +347 |
| July 26, 2025 | 5,855 | +106 |
| October 6, 2025 | 5,925 | +70 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Selawik, AK covers the area today.
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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 9:23 AM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKGAD-000424.