Elk Fire
The Elk Fire was reported on July 25, 2017 in Del Norte County, California and burned 0.1 acres. It was declared out on September 1, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 0 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 25, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.584, -123.691.
The incident
- Size
- 0 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 25, 2017 at 10:09 AM PDT
- Contained
- July 26, 2017 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- July 28, 2017 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 1, 2017 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Del Norte County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Part of
- Orleans Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-CASRF-000731
- IRWIN identifier
- 46166E80-AAA7-458E-9B05-55CB96E36B4D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Klamath, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Klamath, CA18 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Happy Camp, CA22 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Bertsch-Oceanview, CA27 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Crescent City, CA29 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Fort Dick, CA31 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Cave Junction, OR40 miles north of the fire’s origin
California wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 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 February 10, 2020 at 3:49 PM PST. Identifier 2017-CASRF-000731.