YY Road Fire
The YY Road Fire was reported on February 8, 2018 in Chase County, Kansas and burned 1,200 acres. It was declared out on February 8, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 8, 2018
- Personnel
- 23
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.449, -96.373.
The incident
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 8, 2018 at 3:18 PM CST
- Declared out
- February 8, 2018 at 6:04 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- YY Road 3 Miles N of Hwy 50, Chase County, KS
- County
- Chase County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 23
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-KSCSX-000125
- IRWIN identifier
- 25AD9E9C-F730-44E0-90A9-06C879D08086
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Americus, KS covers the area today.
Nearby
- Americus, KS7 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Emporia, KS11 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Council Grove, KS16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Osage City, KS32 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Herington, KS34 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Marion, KS36 miles west of the fire’s origin
Kansas wildfires today Wildfires of 2018 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 October 10, 2018 at 3:05 PM CDT. Identifier 2018-KSCSX-000125.