Elkhorn Fire
The Elkhorn Fire was reported on July 3, 2021 in Billings County, North Dakota and burned 2,723 acres. It was declared out on September 22, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,723 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 3, 2021
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped July 3, 2021 at 7:54 PM MDT, 1 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 47.268, -103.628.
The incident
- Size
- 2,723 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 3, 2021 at 2:54 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 9, 2021 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 5, 2021 at 3:25 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 22, 2021 at 3:23 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment, Farming Equipment
- Location
- 23 miles N of Medora, ND
- County
- Billings County
- State
- North Dakota
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $65,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-NDDPF-210176
- IRWIN identifier
- F97524B0-26E2-4BE2-BA5B-0F417E42B54E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Medora, ND covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 28, 2021 at 9:42 AM MDT. Identifier 2021-NDDPF-210176.