Highlands Fire
The Highlands Fire was reported on March 7, 2017 in Reno County, Kansas and burned 5,785 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,785 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 7, 2017
- Personnel
- 39
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.117, -97.877.
The incident
- Size
- 5,785 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 7, 2017 at 9:00 AM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Reno County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 39
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $693,544
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-KSRNX-000252
- IRWIN identifier
- B561D7AC-EC05-4D51-8311-8CE333E32A0E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hutchinson, 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 12, 2017 at 12:43 PM CST. Identifier 2017-KSRNX-000252.