Y5 Fire
The Y5 Fire was reported on March 14, 2025 in Lyon County, Kansas and burned 1,500 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped July 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM CDT, 1,500 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 38.411, -96.011.
The incident
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1 mile west on I-35 and Road x, 9 NM at 38 from Emporia VOR
- County
- Lyon County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-KSLYX-000215
- IRWIN identifier
- 5B43A0D4-6EC8-498B-A88D-40148B1646D0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lebo, 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 July 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM CDT. Identifier 2025-KSLYX-000215.