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Elkhorn Fire Large Fire Point Protection 2023

  • Incident Information:

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    Elkhorn Fire Large Fire Point Protection RLS.pdf (1.24 MB) 1.24 MB

  • Location:

    Idaho

  • Date:

    07/30/2023

  • Incident Type:

    Large Fire

  • Description:

    The Elkhorn Fire was detected on the evening of July 24, 2023 on the Payette National Forest, within the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, in Idaho. On the afternoon of July 30, the Elkhorn Fire made a 20,000-acre, 9-mile run up the Salmon River Canyon, destroy 7 structures, and required firefighters to make quick decisions and take independent action to ensure not only their own safety but that of the public as well.

    Large Fire, Extended Attack, Fire Behavior, Structure Protection, RLS

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