Wieeman Fire
The Wieeman Fire was reported on February 27, 2016 in Butler County, Kansas and burned 2,190 acres. It was declared out on March 4, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,190 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 27, 2016
- Personnel
- 80
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.669, -96.553.
The incident
- Size
- 2,190 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 27, 2016 at 11:53 AM CST
- Contained
- February 27, 2016 at 7:00 PM CST
- Declared out
- March 4, 2016 at 12:10 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Butler County
- State
- Kansas
- Nearest city reported
- Beaumont, KS
- Personnel assigned
- 80
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $28,700
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-KSBUX-000171
- IRWIN identifier
- A3111966-78F0-4641-9FCB-314439498482
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Leon, 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 March 4, 2016 at 1:18 PM CST. Identifier 2016-KSBUX-000171.