Elkhorn Ridge Fire
The Elkhorn Ridge Fire was reported on August 6, 2024 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 3,375 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 3,375 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2024
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped January 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM MST, 3,046 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 45.455, -114.915.
The incident
- Size
- 3,375 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2024 at 6:41 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- The Elkhorn Ridge Fire is located 45 miles west of North Fork, ID.
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $221,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-MTBRF-024325
- IRWIN identifier
- 1CE26FCC-36A5-4D56-A3AB-605E6E7D43E4
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 7, 2024 (0 acres) to January 22, 2025 (3,046 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,642 acres, mapped August 9, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2024 | 0 | |
| August 9, 2024 | 1,642 | +1,642 |
| August 11, 2024 | 2,482 | +840 |
| August 22, 2024 | 3,038 | +556 |
| September 10, 2024 | 3,046 | +8 |
| January 22, 2025 | 3,046 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salmon, ID 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 January 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM MST. Identifier 2024-MTBRF-024325.