Blue River 2 Fire
The Blue River 2 Fire was reported on April 6, 2024 in Pottawatomie County, Kansas and burned 5,569 acres. It was declared out on April 20, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,569 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 6, 2024
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 39.566, -96.562.
The incident
- Size
- 5,569 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 6, 2024 at 2:00 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- April 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 20, 2024 at 7:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Origin is believed to be approx. lat/long above, 9.5 miles NNE of Olsburg
- County
- Pottawatomie County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $151,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-KSPTX-000335
- IRWIN identifier
- FCB0EBA3-E279-4AEB-9398-E87D5087C0BC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Blue Rapids, KS covers the area today.
Nearby
- Blue Rapids, KS10 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Marysville, KS20 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Manhattan, KS26 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Wamego, KS29 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Washington, KS31 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Seneca, KS32 miles northeast 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 July 20, 2024 at 11:03 AM CDT. Identifier 2024-KSPTX-000335.