Incident Update Elgin Fire
- Date:
- 06/17/2024
- Time:
- 10:48 AM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Elgin Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2024-06-17
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Elgin Rd and Henry Miller Rd, North of Dos Palos
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Merced
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 86
- Containment
- 45%
- Structures Threatened
- 0
- Structures Destroyed
- 0
- Structures Damaged
- 0
- Civilian Injuries
- 0
- Firefighter Injuries
- 0
- Civilian Fatalities
- 0
- Firefighter Fatalities
- 0
Current Situation
Situation Summary
Vegetation fire in light flashy fuels and brush on the west side of Merced County LRA, Flat ground and river bottom wind driven. Forward progress has stopped.
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 3
- Water Tenders
- 1
- Helicopters
- 0
- Dozers
- 0
- Hand Crews
- 0
- Other
- 0
- Total Personnel
- 10