2017-00000869 Fire
The 2017-00000869 Fire was reported on January 8, 2017 in Rice County, Kansas and burned 2,239 acres. It was declared out on January 11, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,239 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 8, 2017
- Personnel
- 90
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.502, -97.942.
The incident
- Size
- 2,239 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 8, 2017 at 12:32 PM CST
- Declared out
- January 11, 2017 at 12:00 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Rice County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 90
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-KSMPX-000035
- IRWIN identifier
- B5C2985A-2A49-49F3-AE53-D5DAAF480CEF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Marquette, 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 January 18, 2017 at 10:28 AM CST. Identifier 2017-KSMPX-000035.