Kilo Fire
The Kilo Fire was reported on December 6, 2017 in Riley County, Kansas and burned 3,500 acres. It was declared out on December 6, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 6, 2017
- Personnel
- 18
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 39.233, -96.868.
The incident
- Size
- 3,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 6, 2017 at 11:45 AM CST
- Declared out
- December 6, 2017 at 6:22 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- on Fort Riley, 2 miles south of the town of Riley, KS, Riley County
- County
- Riley County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 18
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-KSFRQ-001982
- IRWIN identifier
- 344A3A3D-A809-460E-BDE2-26E35713485E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Riley, KS covers the area today.
Nearby
- Riley, KS5 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Fort Riley North, KS9 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Ogden, KS12 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Junction City, KS14 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Grandview Plaza, KS15 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Manhattan, KS16 miles east of the fire’s origin
Kansas wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 All current fires
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 7, 2017 at 2:29 PM CST. Identifier 2017-KSFRQ-001982.