Mile 208 Fire
The Mile 208 Fire burned 3,200 acres in Lincoln County, Kansas, in 2006. It was discovered on July 30, 2006, and contained on July 31, 2006. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 3,200 acres
- Discovered
- July 30, 2006
- Contained
- July 31, 2006
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 38.848, -98.483.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,200 acres
- Discovered
- July 30, 2006, 12:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- July 31, 2006, 9:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Lincoln County
- Land ownership at origin
- County
- Reporting unit
- Kansas Counties
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2006_KS-KSX-1105_1
Other large fires in Kansas in 200612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | 10,700 | Mar 8, 2006 | Human |
| 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 | |
| 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.