Nickel Creek Fire
The Nickel Creek Fire was reported on April 5, 2018 in Chase County, Kansas and burned 2,500 acres. It was declared out on April 5, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 5, 2018
- Personnel
- 21
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.221, -96.585.
The incident
- Size
- 2,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 5, 2018 at 1:13 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 5, 2018 at 6:55 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 3 miles north and 1 west of Matfield Green, Chase County, KS
- County
- Chase County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 21
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,200
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-KSCSX-000476
- IRWIN identifier
- 5190A889-860A-4670-9C95-E0FB2CCF420F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cottonwood Falls, 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 April 9, 2018 at 2:57 PM CDT. Identifier 2018-KSCSX-000476.