Easter Fire
The Easter Fire was reported on April 4, 2021 in Rice County, Kansas and burned 1,500 acres. It was declared out on April 12, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 4, 2021
- Personnel
- 34
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped April 4, 2021 at 10:30 PM CDT, 1,500 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 38.217, -97.977.
The incident
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 4, 2021 at 5:30 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 12, 2021 at 1:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 12, 2021 at 1:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 miles NE of Nickerson Kansas.
- County
- Rice County
- State
- Kansas
- Nearest city reported
- Sterling
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 34
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $45,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-KSRCX-000301
- IRWIN identifier
- C43BDA2C-64BF-4AC6-98F4-8D45670D86BC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Nickerson, 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 May 20, 2021 at 4:26 PM CDT. Identifier 2021-KSRCX-000301.