Black Fire
The Black Fire was reported on April 12, 2018 in Seward County, Kansas and burned 2,725 acres. It was declared out on April 13, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,725 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 12, 2018
- Personnel
- 61
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.219, -101.057.
The incident
- Size
- 2,725 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 12, 2018 at 2:32 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 13, 2018 at 7:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 13, 2018 at 7:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 6 miles NW of Liberal, KS
- County
- Seward County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- PRI
- Personnel assigned
- 61
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $43,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-KSSWX-000550
- IRWIN identifier
- 12752030-74B2-4202-A37D-C9A564C9B335
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Liberal, KS covers the area today.
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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 April 25, 2018 at 4:14 PM CDT. Identifier 2018-KSSWX-000550.