Rathbun Fire
The Rathbun Fire was reported on February 24, 2017 in Ellsworth County, Kansas and burned 1,000 acres. It was declared out on February 24, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 24, 2017
- Personnel
- 34
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.603, -98.229.
The incident
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 24, 2017 at 3:12 PM CST
- Declared out
- February 24, 2017 at 11:07 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Ellsworth County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 34
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $12,600
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-KSEWX-000320
- IRWIN identifier
- 6D0B95D7-7634-4EEB-A5DC-FF2EA3191302
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ellsworth, 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 March 16, 2017 at 1:44 PM CDT. Identifier 2017-KSEWX-000320.