Armstrong Fire
The Armstrong Fire was reported on April 10, 2023 in Kearny County, Kansas and burned 1,000 acres. It was fully contained on April 10, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 10, 2023
- Personnel
- 35
Map
Perimeter mapped April 10, 2023 at 6:30 PM CDT, 1,000 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 37.959, -101.487.
The incident
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 10, 2023 at 1:30 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 10, 2023 at 8:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 miles west of Lakin, Kearny County, KS on US 50, 2 miles south
- County
- Kearny County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 35
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $75,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-KSKEX-000346
- IRWIN identifier
- 2974A420-8E54-42A1-B231-C02810F25FF3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lakin, 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 April 14, 2023 at 12:10 PM CDT. Identifier 2023-KSKEX-000346.