North Branch Fire
The North Branch Fire was reported on March 29, 2022 in Jewell County, Kansas and burned 10,647 acres. It was declared out on April 8, 2022. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 10,647 acres
- Contained
- 90%
- Discovered
- March 29, 2022
- Personnel
- 7
Map
Perimeter mapped April 4, 2022 at 6:01 AM CDT, 532 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 39.896, -98.343.
The incident
- Size
- 10,647 acres
- Containment
- 90%
- Discovered
- March 29, 2022 at 1:45 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 8, 2022 at 7:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 8, 2022 at 7:30 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Approximately 2 miles north and 2 miles west of Burr Oak, KS
- County
- Jewell County
- State
- Kansas
- Nearest city reported
- Burr Oak
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $58,800
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-KSJWX-000277
- IRWIN identifier
- 35C13D36-5F4E-44AF-BA95-3140771610F0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mankato, KS covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 10, 2022 at 5:17 PM CDT. Identifier 2022-KSJWX-000277.