Elk Fire
The Elk Fire was reported on July 21, 2016 in Navajo County, Arizona and burned 1,887 acres. It was declared out on August 26, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,887 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2016
- Personnel
- 28
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 34.182, -109.860.
The incident
- Size
- 1,887 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2016 at 11:55 AM MST
- Contained
- August 9, 2016 at 1:23 PM MST
- Declared out
- August 26, 2016 at 9:40 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Navajo County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Pinetop
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 28
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $55,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-AZASF-000754
- IRWIN identifier
- 698FC86F-A7D3-488B-9237-2982854CD6E5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ6 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Lake of the Woods, AZ7 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Show Low, AZ11 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- North Fork, AZ14 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- White Mountain Lake, AZ14 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Linden, AZ18 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
Arizona wildfires today Wildfires of 2016 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated August 26, 2016 at 9:49 AM MST. Identifier 2016-AZASF-000754.