Raceway Park Fire
The Raceway Park Fire was reported on March 6, 2017 in Ford County, Kansas and burned 2,326 acres. It was declared out on March 8, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,326 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 6, 2017
- Personnel
- 60
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.816, -100.023.
The incident
- Size
- 2,326 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 6, 2017 at 2:56 PM CST
- Declared out
- March 8, 2017 at 9:00 AM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Ford County
- State
- Kansas
- Nearest city reported
- Dodge City
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 60
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-KSFOX-000305
- IRWIN identifier
- 03080580-7319-457B-A2C0-D50BA10D7F21
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dodge City, 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 12:42 PM CST. Identifier 2017-KSFOX-000305.