Hemple Fire
The Hemple Fire was reported on February 18, 2016 in Stafford County, Kansas and burned 1,000 acres. It was declared out on February 19, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 18, 2016
- Personnel
- 77
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.993, -98.882.
The incident
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 18, 2016 at 1:37 PM CST
- Contained
- February 18, 2016 at 6:00 PM CST
- Declared out
- February 19, 2016 at 2:55 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Stafford County
- State
- Kansas
- Personnel assigned
- 77
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $12,150
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-KSMGX-000094
- IRWIN identifier
- FBB06516-50C5-4E18-979E-38A8CF2DA17F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Macksville, 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 20, 2016 at 10:27 AM CDT. Identifier 2016-KSMGX-000094.