Burley Hill Fire
The Burley Hill Fire was reported on April 5, 2016 in Geary County, Kansas and burned 5,000 acres. It was declared out on April 6, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 5, 2016
- Personnel
- 45
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 39.008, -96.734.
The incident
- Size
- 5,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 5, 2016 at 2:30 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 6, 2016 at 1:08 AM CDT
- Declared out
- April 6, 2016 at 1:08 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Geary County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 45
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $18,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-KSGEX-000380
- IRWIN identifier
- 274A9F0D-5E83-4C0A-83EE-ABB44D63FE56
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Grandview Plaza, KS covers the area today.
Nearby
- Grandview Plaza, KS3 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Junction City, KS5 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Ogden, KS7 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Fort Riley North, KS8 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Manhattan, KS15 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Chapman, KS16 miles west of the fire’s origin
Kansas wildfires today Wildfires of 2016 All current fires
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 8, 2016 at 5:50 PM CDT. Identifier 2016-KSGEX-000380.