Ma-Kilo Fire
The Ma-Kilo Fire burned 4,800 acres in Riley County, Kansas, in 2009. It was discovered on February 20, 2009, and contained on February 21, 2009. MTBS dates its ignition to February 19, 2009. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 4,800 acres
- Discovered
- February 20, 2009
- Contained
- February 21, 2009
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 8,940 acres. Point of origin as reported, 39.233, -96.800.
The record
- Reported final size
- 4,800 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 8,940 acres
- Discovered
- February 20, 2009, 1:45 p.m. local time
- Ignition (MTBS)
- February 19, 2009
- Contained
- February 21, 2009, 12:59 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Riley County
- Land ownership at origin
- Other Federal
- Reporting unit
- Fort Riley Kansas
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- KS3924309683820090219
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2009_KS-DDQ-000143
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Kansas in 20098
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County Complex | 5,350 | Apr 8, 2009 | Human |
| Rosebrook Fire | 3,840 | Apr 7, 2009 | Human |
| Craig Naler Fire | 3,000 | Apr 4, 2009 | Human |
| Browning Fire | 2,000 | 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
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.