Lillis Fire
The Lillis Fire burned 1,800 acres in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, in 2005. It was discovered on April 3, 2005, and contained on April 3, 2005. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,800 acres
- Discovered
- April 3, 2005
- Contained
- April 3, 2005
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 39.567, -96.300.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,800 acres
- Discovered
- April 3, 2005, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 3, 2005, 5:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Pottawatomie County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Kansas Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2005_KS-KSS-280
Other large fires in Kansas in 20057
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaks Fire | 8,000 | Apr 3, 2005 | Human |
| Nr Steele Fire | 1,657 | Mar 5, 2005 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,644 | Apr 1, 2005 | |
| Flint Rock Fire | 1,500 | Apr 3, 2005 | Human |
| Krier Ranch Fire | 1,500 | Jul 24, 2005 | Human |
| Netherland Fire | 1,300 | Oct 3, 2005 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,200 | Mar 12, 2005 | Human |
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.