Prairie Dog Fire
The Prairie Dog Fire was reported on November 7, 2020 in Norton County, Kansas and burned 2,100 acres. It was declared out on November 24, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,100 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 7, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped date not reported, 1,034 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 39.812, -99.957.
The incident
- Size
- 2,100 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 7, 2020 at 12:55 PM CST
- Contained
- November 10, 2020 at 7:00 PM CST
- Controlled
- November 24, 2020 at 12:50 PM CST
- Declared out
- November 24, 2020 at 12:50 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 3 miles west of Norton, KS on Hwy 36
- County
- Norton County
- State
- Kansas
- Nearest city reported
- Norton
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-KSNTX-002348
- IRWIN identifier
- 9CCADCA4-E896-4AC3-8E2F-C2686EF49C99
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Norton, 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 November 24, 2020 at 12:51 PM CST. Identifier 2020-KSNTX-002348.