Element Fire
The Element Fire was reported on August 6, 2024 in Mohave County, Arizona and burned 5,364 acres. It was declared out on September 14, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,364 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2024
- Personnel
- 21
Map
Perimeter mapped October 11, 2024 at 1:41 PM MST, 5,364 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.458, -114.091.
The incident
- Size
- 5,364 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2024 at 6:38 PM MST
- Contained
- August 19, 2024 at 3:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- September 10, 2024 at 8:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- September 14, 2024 at 9:30 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 12 miles north of Kingman, west of Stockton Hill Road
- County
- Mohave County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 21
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,955,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AZCRD-001141
- IRWIN identifier
- 7456A8DE-6C73-4936-80E0-CE71E2EA3CEF
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 7, 2024 (3,981 acres) to October 11, 2024 (5,364 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,383 acres, mapped August 9, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2024 | 3,981 | |
| August 8, 2024 | 3,981 | 0 |
| August 9, 2024 | 5,364 | +1,383 |
| October 11, 2024 | 5,364 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Valle Vista, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Valle Vista, AZ13 miles east of the fire’s origin
- New Kingman-Butler, AZ14 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Dolan Springs, AZ14 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Golden Valley, AZ18 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Kingman, AZ19 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Laughlin, NV34 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 October 11, 2024 at 1:41 PM MST. Identifier 2024-AZCRD-001141.