Elm Fire
The Elm Fire was reported on August 17, 2018 in Franklin County, Washington and burned 1,718 acres. It was declared out on September 19, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,718 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.460, -118.972.
The incident
- Size
- 1,718 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2018 at 8:11 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 17, 2018 at 8:11 AM PDT
- Controlled
- August 18, 2018 at 7:40 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 19, 2018 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 1 Mile E of Eltopia
- County
- Franklin County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $12,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-WASPD-000549
- IRWIN identifier
- 472D9FCC-F7A2-4C78-BC4F-E168BF3ED5F0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Basin City, WA covers the area today.
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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 19, 2018 at 3:03 PM PDT. Identifier 2018-WASPD-000549.