Ewb Fire
The Ewb Fire was reported on March 25, 2020 in Barber County, Kansas and burned 5,500 acres. It was fully contained on March 27, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 25, 2020
- Personnel
- 91
Map
Perimeter mapped date not reported, 5,687 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 37.028, -98.902.
The incident
- Size
- 5,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 25, 2020 at 11:59 AM CDT
- Contained
- March 27, 2020 at 11:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 25 mi. SW of Medicine Lodge, KS
- County
- Barber County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 91
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $90,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-KSBAX-000192
- IRWIN identifier
- 4087A9B3-8A84-4C2C-90B9-8D1A86F618BD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Alva, OK 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 January 8, 2021 at 2:39 PM CST. Identifier 2020-KSBAX-000192.