Elk Ridge Fire
The Elk Ridge Fire was reported on August 14, 2016 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 1,223 acres. It was declared out on October 5, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,223 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2016
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.080, -114.624.
The incident
- Size
- 1,223 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2016 at 6:42 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 5, 2016 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Monitor
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-IDNCF-000365
- IRWIN identifier
- 3A3C0496-D1DF-4E0E-BF70-1B3B4A11B0EC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Darby, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Darby, MT22 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Hamilton, MT25 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Stevensville, MT39 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Lolo, MT54 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Orchard Homes, MT61 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Missoula, MT62 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
Idaho 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 June 26, 2020 at 5:36 PM MDT. Identifier 2016-IDNCF-000365.