2017-117 Fire
The 2017-117 Fire was reported on February 23, 2017 in Finney County, Kansas and burned 4,480 acres. It was declared out on February 23, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,480 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 23, 2017
- Personnel
- 50
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.928, -100.993.
The incident
- Size
- 4,480 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 23, 2017 at 3:30 PM CST
- Declared out
- February 23, 2017 at 9:00 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Finney County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 50
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,400
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-KSFIX-000172
- IRWIN identifier
- 52D1C671-FBEE-4C9A-AEE0-D5A575DCF33A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Holcomb, 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 February 24, 2017 at 1:29 PM CST. Identifier 2017-KSFIX-000172.