Sylvia Fire
The Sylvia Fire burned 4,960 acres in Kansas, in 1994. It was discovered on March 16, 1994, and contained on March 16, 1994. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 4,960 acres
- Discovered
- March 16, 1994
- Contained
- March 16, 1994
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 38.317, -98.483.
The record
- Reported final size
- 4,960 acres
- Discovered
- March 16, 1994, 4:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 16, 1994
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Kansas
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-1994KSQUR6606
Other large fires in Kansas in 199412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 30,000 | Apr 7, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 16,000 | Mar 21, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,000 | Mar 16, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,000 | Feb 18, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,120 | Mar 21, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,000 | Feb 18, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,000 | Mar 22, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,790 | Feb 18, 1994 | |
| Sylvia Fire | 2,718 | Mar 16, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,253 | Apr 2, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,000 | Mar 14, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,953 | Feb 14, 1994 |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.