Browning Fire
The Browning Fire burned 2,000 acres in Greenwood County, Kansas, in 2009. It was discovered on April 4, 2009, and contained on April 4, 2009. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 4, 2009
- Contained
- April 4, 2009
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.937, -95.887.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 4, 2009, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 4, 2009, 5:10 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Greenwood County
- Land ownership at origin
- County
- Reporting unit
- Kansas Counties
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2009_KS-KSX-000348
Other large fires in Kansas in 20098
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County Complex | 5,350 | Apr 8, 2009 | Human |
| Ma-Kilo Fire | 4,800 | Feb 20, 2009 | Human |
| Rosebrook Fire | 3,840 | Apr 7, 2009 | Human |
| Craig Naler Fire | 3,000 | Apr 4, 2009 | Human |
| Mccracken Fire | 1,500 | Apr 24, 2009 | Human |
| Shinkle Fire | 1,200 | Jan 31, 2009 | Human |
| Kennedy Creek East Fire | 1,043 | Apr 8, 2009 | Human |
| 141st Road Fire | 1,000 | Apr 8, 2009 | 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.