Blue Rapids Fire
The Blue Rapids Fire was reported on April 7, 2016 in Marshall County, Kansas and burned 2,075 acres. It was declared out on April 19, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,075 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 7, 2016
- Personnel
- 135
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 39.581, -96.694.
The incident
- Size
- 2,075 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 7, 2016 at 3:10 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 7, 2016 at 11:30 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 19, 2016 at 1:54 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Marshall County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 135
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $33,600
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-KSMSX-000425
- IRWIN identifier
- 8C36E661-44EB-43BC-A2D0-8E603DD39563
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Blue Rapids, 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 April 19, 2016 at 5:21 PM CDT. Identifier 2016-KSMSX-000425.