Elk Lane Fire
The Elk Lane Fire was reported on August 4, 2024 in Jefferson County, Oregon and burned 5,176 acres. It was declared out on October 24, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,176 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 4, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped January 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM PST, 5,176 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.657, -121.224.
The incident
- Size
- 5,176 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 4, 2024 at 7:38 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 14, 2024 at 12:44 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 28, 2024 at 7:14 PM PDT
- Declared out
- October 24, 2024 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 2 miles west of Madras
- County
- Jefferson County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Madras
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-ORPRD-000604
- IRWIN identifier
- C1F46AB2-FECC-4219-87AA-65AE0FA87A14
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 5, 2024 (1,000 acres) to January 15, 2025 (5,176 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,700 acres, mapped August 6, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2024 | 1,000 | |
| August 6, 2024 | 5,700 | +4,700 |
| August 7, 2024 | 5,700 | 0 |
| January 15, 2025 | 5,176 | -524 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Madras, OR 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 January 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM PST. Identifier 2024-ORPRD-000604.