Sterling Rd Fire
The Sterling Rd Fire burned 1,100 acres in Kansas, in 2006. It was discovered on March 27, 2006, and contained on March 31, 2006. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,100 acres
- Discovered
- March 27, 2006
- Contained
- March 31, 2006
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.896, -98.233.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,100 acres
- Discovered
- March 27, 2006, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 31, 2006, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- 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-2006KSQURCE20
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 | |
| 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 |
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.