Netherland Fire
The Netherland Fire burned 1,300 acres in Kansas, in 2005. It was discovered on October 3, 2005, and contained on October 5, 2005. The cause was recorded as smoking.
- Size
- 1,300 acres
- Discovered
- October 3, 2005
- Contained
- October 5, 2005
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 38.001, -98.408.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,300 acres
- Discovered
- October 3, 2005, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 5, 2005, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Smoking
- 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-2005KSQURB7VD
Other large fires in Kansas in 20057
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaks Fire | 8,000 | Apr 3, 2005 | Human |
| Lillis Fire | 1,800 | 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 |
| 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.