Gorham Fire
The Gorham Fire was reported on November 24, 2017 in Ellis County, Kansas and burned 4,500 acres. It was declared out on November 25, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 24, 2017
- Personnel
- 123
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.958, -99.039.
The incident
- Size
- 4,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 24, 2017 at 12:54 PM CST
- Declared out
- November 25, 2017 at 12:49 AM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5 miles north and 1 west of Gorham, Russell County, KS
- County
- Ellis County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 123
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $65,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-KSRSX-001994
- IRWIN identifier
- 488E14C0-1206-4930-BB56-CE967D2F12E6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Victoria, 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 December 11, 2017 at 1:41 PM CST. Identifier 2017-KSRSX-001994.