Ridenour Ranch Fire
The Ridenour Ranch Fire burned 1,500 acres in Clark County, Kansas, in 2008. It was discovered on March 2, 2008, and contained on March 2, 2008. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- March 2, 2008
- Contained
- March 2, 2008
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.256, -100.061.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- March 2, 2008, 11:02 a.m. local time
- Contained
- March 2, 2008, 6:39 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Clark 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-0091
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 | |
| Pratt Sandhills Fire | 6,400 | Apr 15, 2008 | Human |
| 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 |
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.