Pratt Sandhills Fire
The Pratt Sandhills Fire burned 6,400 acres in Pratt County, Kansas, in 2008. It was discovered on April 15, 2008, and contained on April 15, 2008. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 6,400 acres
- Discovered
- April 15, 2008
- Contained
- April 15, 2008
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.682, -97.960.
The record
- Reported final size
- 6,400 acres
- Discovered
- April 15, 2008, 3:15 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 15, 2008, 9:10 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Pratt County
- Land ownership at origin
- County
- Reporting unit
- Kansas Counties
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2008_KS-KSX-221
Other large fires in Kansas in 200812
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barber County Fire | 38,400 | Aug 4, 2008 | Human |
| Seward Fire | 7,500 | Jun 11, 2008 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 6,407 | Apr 25, 2008 | |
| Lexington Fire | 6,000 | Jan 28, 2008 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,170 | May 11, 2008 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,558 | Apr 25, 2008 | |
| Lake City Fire | 4,250 | Mar 20, 2008 | |
| Kiowa Fire | 4,000 | Apr 5, 2008 | Human |
| Larkin Fire | 3,000 | Apr 14, 2008 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,952 | Apr 25, 2008 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,919 | Apr 25, 2008 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,680 | May 11, 2008 |
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.