Elk Fire 2025

Started: Jul 10 2,637 acre 95% contained Wildfire

Elk Fire has burned 2,637 acres, burning 21 miles northeast of Altamont.

Latest update

The Elk Fire was reported the morning of July 8th burning in the Bly Mountain area, 8 miles north of Bonanza. Firefighters have been actively engaged in suppression efforts including the use of aircraft to slow fire progression.  

Oregon Department of Forestry Incident Management Team 1 and Oregon State Fire Marshal Red Team were in-briefed July 9th by Klamath County Fire districts 3 & 5, Oregon Department of Forestry's Klamath Lake District, Bureau of Land Management Lakeview District, and the Fremont Winema National Forest.  The fire is in unified command under incident commanders Hessel and Yocum.

47 Days Active
21 mi NE From Altamont to the fire perimeter
2,637 Acres 3.1x the size of Central Park 51% the size of JFK Airport
95%
Contained +0% in last 24h
26 Personnel $18M spent $6.83K/acre

Elk Fire Live Perimeter Growth

Elk Fire Fire Growth History
Elk Fire Containment History

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