Alaska wildfires

Ulaneak Fire

OutNorthwest Arctic County, Alaska2025Wildfire

The Ulaneak Fire was reported on July 11, 2025 in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska and burned 349 acres. It was declared out on September 17, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
349 acres
Contained
0%
Discovered
July 11, 2025

Map

Perimeter mapped September 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM AKDT, 349 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 67.310, -156.220.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
349 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
July 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM AKDT
Declared out
September 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM AKDT
Cause
Natural
Location
33 Miles NE from Kobuk, AK
County
Northwest Arctic County
State
Alaska
Protecting agency
BLM
Jurisdiction
DNR
Land ownership at origin
State
Incident management
Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-AKGAD-000438
IRWIN identifier
A76CDCE9-7461-4C1F-89CF-4D3500345930

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 13, 2025 (102 acres) to September 24, 2025 (349 acres). The largest one-day growth was 156 acres, mapped July 14, 2025.

DayAcresChange
July 13, 2025102
July 14, 2025258+156
July 26, 2025405+147
September 24, 2025349-56

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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 11:09 PM AKDT. Identifier 2025-AKGAD-000438.