Skiddy West Road Fire
The Skiddy West Road Fire burned 8,000 acres in Morris County, Kansas, in 2012. It was discovered on August 22, 2012, and contained on August 22, 2012.
- Size
- 8,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 22, 2012
- Contained
- August 22, 2012
- Cause
- Undetermined
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 38.885, -96.850.
The record
- Reported final size
- 8,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 22, 2012, 1:21 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 22, 2012, 7:37 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Undetermined
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Morris 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-001154
Other large fires in Kansas in 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kdot Fire | 8,000 | Mar 5, 2012 | Human |
| 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 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,603 | Oct 14, 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.