Middle Creek Fire
The Middle Creek Fire was reported on October 23, 2022 in Marion County, Kansas and burned 2,300 acres. It was declared out on October 24, 2022.
- Size
- 2,300 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 23, 2022
- Personnel
- 72
Map
Perimeter mapped October 23, 2022 at 3:59 PM CDT, 2,300 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 38.363, -96.838.
The incident
- Size
- 2,300 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 23, 2022 at 10:59 AM CDT
- Declared out
- October 24, 2022 at 4:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 9 miles east of Marion, Marion County, KS
- County
- Marion County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 72
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $71,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-KSMNX-001900
- IRWIN identifier
- BE3A3DE9-24F1-4A7A-B394-40ECEA8BDDA8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Marion, KS covers the area today.
Nearby
- Marion, KS10 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Peabody, KS20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Hillsboro, KS20 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Herington, KS22 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Council Grove, KS28 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- North Newton, KS34 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
Kansas wildfires today Wildfires of 2022 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated December 2, 2022 at 10:24 AM CST. Identifier 2022-KSMNX-001900.