Kensington Fire
The Kensington Fire burned 1,500 acres in Kansas, in 1999. It was discovered on October 27, 1999, and contained on October 28, 1999. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- October 27, 1999
- Contained
- October 28, 1999
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 39.833, -98.833.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- October 27, 1999, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 28, 1999, 1:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Kansas
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-1999KSKIR6948
Other large fires in Kansas in 19992
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 2,000 | Dec 29, 1999 | |
| Grand Marsh Fire | 1,361 | Apr 18, 1999 |
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.