Gatton Fire
The Gatton Fire burned 6,000 acres in Kansas, in 1996. It was discovered on April 25, 1996, and contained on April 25, 1996. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 6,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 25, 1996
- Contained
- April 25, 1996
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 38.300, -98.517.
The record
- Reported final size
- 6,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 25, 1996, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 25, 1996, 11:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- 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-1996KSQUR6283
Other large fires in Kansas in 199612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 55,000 | Feb 21, 1996 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 23,000 | Apr 18, 1996 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 14,857 | Apr 18, 1996 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 12,000 | Feb 24, 1996 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 12,000 | Apr 11, 1996 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 12,000 | Apr 11, 1996 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 10,000 | Apr 2, 1996 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 9,083 | Apr 17, 1996 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,600 | Apr 11, 1996 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 6,079 | Apr 11, 1996 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,000 | Jan 28, 1996 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,288 | Feb 24, 1996 |
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.