Stanton County Fire
The Stanton County Fire burned 40,000 acres in Stanton County, Kansas, in 2011. It was discovered on March 22, 2011, and contained on March 28, 2011. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 40,000 acres
- Discovered
- March 22, 2011
- Contained
- March 28, 2011
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.654, -102.036.
The record
- Reported final size
- 40,000 acres
- Discovered
- March 22, 2011, 12:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- March 28, 2011, 4:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Stanton County
- Land ownership at origin
- County
- Reporting unit
- Kansas Counties
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2011_KS-KSX-243
Other large fires in Kansas in 201112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunner Fire | 17,482 | May 8, 2011 | Human |
| Haskell County Fire | 9,600 | Apr 3, 2011 | |
| Jorden Springs Fire | 5,000 | Apr 9, 2011 | |
| V Road Fire | 5,000 | Apr 6, 2011 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,464 | Mar 10, 2011 | |
| Horsethief Fire | 2,380 | Apr 10, 2011 | |
| 11 East Trapps 2 Sec Fire | 2,269 | Apr 12, 2011 | Human |
| Steve Dillon Fire | 2,000 | Mar 25, 2011 | Human |
| Zimmerman Fire | 2,000 | Oct 15, 2011 | Human |
| 11 Windmill Red Hous Fire | 1,937 | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| Salt Creek Fire | 1,897 | May 3, 2011 | Human |
| Zweygardt Fire | 1,800 | Mar 16, 2011 | 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.