Saline River Fire
The Saline River Fire burned 1,200 acres in Ellis County, Kansas, in 2012. It was discovered on June 27, 2012, and contained on June 28, 2012. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- June 27, 2012
- Contained
- June 28, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 39.071, -99.269.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- June 27, 2012, 5:31 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 28, 2012, 2:30 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Ellis 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-763
Other large fires in Kansas in 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kdot Fire | 8,000 | Mar 5, 2012 | Human |
| Skiddy West Road Fire | 8,000 | Aug 22, 2012 | |
| Calfex Complex | 6,278 | Dec 5, 2012 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,429 | Oct 30, 2012 | |
| Hwy 77 and Nw 150th Fire | 3,800 | Jul 25, 2012 | Natural |
| Minnesota Road Fire | 3,200 | Aug 23, 2012 | |
| Alabama Road Fire | 2,560 | Aug 23, 2012 | |
| HIGHWAY9 Fire | 2,250 | Jun 27, 2012 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,200 | Mar 4, 2012 | Human |
| Sylvan Fire | 2,000 | Jun 9, 2012 | |
| Dorrance Fire | 1,920 | Jun 27, 2012 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,867 | Aug 27, 2012 |
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.