Cherry Creek Fire
The Cherry Creek Fire was reported on November 9, 2019 in Cheyenne County, Kansas and burned 10,000 acres. It was declared out on November 10, 2019. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 10,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 9, 2019
- Personnel
- 80
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 39.784, -101.799.
The incident
- Size
- 10,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 9, 2019 at 11:30 AM CST
- Declared out
- November 10, 2019 at 9:00 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Within 1 mile of St. Francis KS. NW Cheyenne County, KS
- County
- Cheyenne County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 80
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-KSCNX-001748
- IRWIN identifier
- B5463463-9EF4-41D6-AB50-73350B938FB8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Saint Francis, 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 November 26, 2019 at 10:35 AM CST. Identifier 2019-KSCNX-001748.