18 Valley Fire
The 18 Valley Fire was reported on March 16, 2022 in Chautauqua County, Kansas and burned 4,300 acres. It was declared out on March 19, 2022. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,300 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 16, 2022
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped March 30, 2022 at 1:35 PM CDT, 4,990 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 37.292, -96.200.
The incident
- Size
- 4,300 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 16, 2022 at 2:30 PM CDT
- Contained
- March 19, 2022 at 11:00 AM CDT
- Declared out
- March 19, 2022 at 11:30 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- approximately 8 miles South of Elk Falls, Kansas
- County
- Chautauqua County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $25,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-KSEKX-000198
- IRWIN identifier
- BAC5A05E-0976-4334-AF07-55F91179CB1F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sedan, 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 March 22, 2022 at 1:44 PM CDT. Identifier 2022-KSEKX-000198.