Ulaneak Fire
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.
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.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2025 | 102 | |
| July 14, 2025 | 258 | +156 |
| July 26, 2025 | 405 | +147 |
| September 24, 2025 | 349 | -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.