Ferguson Ranch Fire
The Ferguson Ranch Fire was reported on March 4, 2016 in Cowley County, Kansas and burned 25,650 acres. It was declared out on March 7, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 25,650 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 4, 2016
- Personnel
- 4
Radar
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Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.352, -96.561.
The incident
- Size
- 25,650 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 4, 2016 at 3:35 PM CST
- Contained
- March 4, 2016 at 11:40 PM CST
- Declared out
- March 7, 2016 at 2:00 AM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Cowley County
- State
- Kansas
- Nearest city reported
- Cambridge
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $61,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-KSCLX-000183
- IRWIN identifier
- 86AC4A39-B528-466E-A994-0FDE32E68FB4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Burden, KS covers the area today.
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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 March 8, 2016 at 11:22 AM CST. Identifier 2016-KSCLX-000183.