Tallgrass East Fire
The Tallgrass East Fire was reported on April 14, 2015 in Chase County, Kansas and burned 1,414 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,414 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 14, 2015
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.417, -96.543.
The incident
- Size
- 1,414 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 14, 2015 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Debris/Open Burning
- County
- Chase County
- State
- Kansas
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-KSTGP-000398
- IRWIN identifier
- B003BB03-7A23-480B-90CF-4A7D27E7D892
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cottonwood Falls, KS covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated May 26, 2021 at 1:28 PM CDT. Identifier 2015-KSTGP-000398.