Hamliton Fire
The Hamliton Fire was reported on March 5, 2020 in Greenwood County, Kansas and burned 5,500 acres. It was declared out on March 6, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 5, 2020
- Personnel
- 46
Map
Perimeter mapped date not reported, 4,307 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 37.993, -96.244.
The incident
- Size
- 5,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 5, 2020 at 2:50 PM CST
- Declared out
- March 6, 2020 at 3:00 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 2.5 miles west of Hamilton, in Greenwood County, KS.
- County
- Greenwood County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 46
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $13,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-KSGWX-000141
- IRWIN identifier
- 917A1EC7-1DF7-4AEF-BD91-A50A39E56AEF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Madison, 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 March 10, 2020 at 2:24 PM CDT. Identifier 2020-KSGWX-000141.