Wagon Wheel Fire
The Wagon Wheel Fire was reported on March 6, 2016 in Marion County, Kansas and burned 1,200 acres. It was declared out on March 16, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 6, 2016
- Personnel
- 34
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.188, -96.949.
The incident
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 6, 2016 at 12:20 PM CST
- Contained
- March 6, 2016 at 5:05 PM CST
- Declared out
- March 16, 2016 at 10:30 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Marion County
- State
- Kansas
- Personnel assigned
- 34
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $8,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-KSMNX-000240
- IRWIN identifier
- 42D72844-E1D6-4D1F-98E6-52C21A14ED5B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Peabody, 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 16, 2016 at 10:30 AM CDT. Identifier 2016-KSMNX-000240.