26 Fire
The 26 Fire was reported on May 14, 2026 in Morton County, Kansas and burned 697 acres. It was declared out on June 13, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 697 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped June 25, 2026 at 1:52 PM CDT, 1,635 acres (remote sensing derived). Point of origin 37.112, -101.591.
The incident
- Size
- 697 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM CDT
- Contained
- June 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- June 13, 2026 at 2:05 PM CDT
- Declared out
- June 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 2 Miles E from Rolla, KS
- County
- Morton County
- State
- Kansas
- Nearest city reported
- Elkhart
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-KSMTX-000930
- IRWIN identifier
- 79502BC1-5C23-420D-A637-83A37410215C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hugoton, 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 June 15, 2026 at 11:34 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-KSMTX-000930.