Four County Fire
The Four County Fire was reported on December 15, 2021 in Russell County, Kansas and burned 121,622 acres. It was fully contained on December 20, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 121,622 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 15, 2021
- Personnel
- 18
Map
Perimeter mapped January 5, 2022 at 7:24 PM CST (hand sketch). Point of origin 39.100, -98.900.
The incident
- Size
- 121,622 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 15, 2021 at 2:00 PM CST
- Contained
- December 20, 2021 at 7:45 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1.5 miles SE of Paradise, KS
- County
- Russell County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 18
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-KSRSX-001690
- IRWIN identifier
- F6A52A51-02E6-4B9F-99AE-6B469C3AB07B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Russell, 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 January 5, 2022 at 7:25 PM CST. Identifier 2021-KSRSX-001690.