51 Fire
The 51 Fire was reported on May 14, 2026 in Morton County, Kansas and burned 14,173 acres. It was declared out on June 15, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 14,173 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeter mapped September 3, 2026 at 10:36 AM CDT, 14,174 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 37.181, -101.655.
The incident
- Size
- 14,173 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM CDT
- Contained
- May 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM CDT
- Controlled
- June 3, 2026 at 10:40 AM CDT
- Declared out
- June 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 4 Miles N from Rolla, KS
- County
- Morton County
- State
- Kansas
- Nearest city reported
- Elkhart
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-COPSF-000661
- IRWIN identifier
- C2DCB1C7-E144-4031-9C3B-0D9D3438AB58
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 September 3, 2026 at 10:36 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-COPSF-000661.