Fire
The Fire burned 10,700 acres in Butler County, Kansas, in 2006. It was discovered on March 8, 2006, and contained on March 10, 2006. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 10,700 acres
- Discovered
- March 8, 2006
- Contained
- March 10, 2006
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.843, -96.931.
The record
- Reported final size
- 10,700 acres
- Discovered
- March 8, 2006, 12:33 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 10, 2006, 7:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Butler County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Kansas Counties
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2006_KS-KSX-174
Other large fires in Kansas in 200612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 9,700 | Mar 12, 2006 | Human |
| Twelth Street Fire | 8,800 | Feb 9, 2006 | |
| Hodgeman West Fire | 6,400 | Mar 15, 2006 | Human |
| Obee Fire | 6,000 | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,368 | Apr 13, 2006 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,480 | Mar 15, 2006 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,500 | May 25, 2006 | |
| Mile 208 Fire | 3,200 | Jul 30, 2006 | Human |
| Maple City Fire | 3,000 | Mar 1, 2006 | Human |
| Steeler Fire | 2,380 | Feb 5, 2006 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,010 | Mar 13, 2006 | |
| Mcdowell Fire | 2,000 | Apr 21, 2006 | 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.