Sylvan Fire
The Sylvan Fire burned 2,000 acres in Ellsworth County, Kansas, in 2012. It was discovered on June 9, 2012, and contained on September 6, 2012.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- June 9, 2012
- Contained
- September 6, 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, -98.382.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- June 9, 2012, 1:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 6, 2012, 12:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Undetermined
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Ellsworth 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-499
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 |
| 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.