Elkhorn Fire
The Elkhorn Fire was reported on October 5, 2024 in McKenzie County, North Dakota and burned 10,885 acres. It was declared out on December 4, 2024.
- Size
- 10,885 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 5, 2024
- Personnel
- 24
Map
Perimeter mapped January 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM CST, 10,313 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 47.689, -103.206.
The incident
- Size
- 10,885 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 5, 2024 at 6:24 PM CDT
- Contained
- October 16, 2024 at 8:47 AM CDT
- Controlled
- October 21, 2024 at 12:10 PM CDT
- Declared out
- December 4, 2024 at 2:30 PM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 7 miles S of Watford City, ND
- County
- McKenzie County
- State
- North Dakota
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 24
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $350,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-NDDPF-000595
- IRWIN identifier
- BEFAA80C-CDA7-4761-A711-3675E6435110
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from October 7, 2024 (100 acres) to October 9, 2024 (10,313 acres). The largest one-day growth was 10,213 acres, mapped October 9, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 7, 2024 | 100 | |
| October 9, 2024 | 10,313 | +10,213 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Watford City, 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 February 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM CST. Identifier 2024-NDDPF-000595.