Illinois Creek Fire
The Illinois Creek Fire was reported on April 9, 2022 in Wabaunsee County, Kansas and burned 1,500 acres. It was declared out on April 9, 2022. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- April 9, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped April 9, 2022 at 3:17 PM CDT, 1,500 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 38.867, -96.372.
The incident
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- April 9, 2022 at 10:17 AM CDT
- Contained
- April 9, 2022 at 7:30 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 9, 2022 at 8:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Wabaunsee County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-KSWBX-000375
- IRWIN identifier
- 631261FE-9BED-4C95-8FDF-593C32BE127E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Alma, KS covers the area today.
Nearby
- Alma, KS11 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Council Grove, KS16 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Wamego, KS23 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Manhattan, KS24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Ogden, KS25 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Grandview Plaza, KS25 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
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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 April 11, 2022 at 4:25 PM CDT. Identifier 2022-KSWBX-000375.