Bow Creek Fire
The Bow Creek Fire was reported on March 15, 2026 in Rooks County, Kansas and burned 183 acres. It was declared out on April 30, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 183 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 15, 2026
- Personnel
- 46
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 39.553, -99.360.
The incident
- Size
- 183 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM CDT
- Contained
- March 18, 2026 at 9:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- April 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 Miles NW from Stockton, KS
- County
- Rooks County
- State
- Kansas
- Nearest city reported
- Stockton
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 46
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $75,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-KSROX-000333
- IRWIN identifier
- 74F70918-A7DB-4CE5-88B0-E4B679073B3C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Stockton, KS covers the area today.
Nearby
- Stockton, KS9 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Phillipsburg, KS14 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Plainville, KS22 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Hill City, KS29 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Norton, KS34 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Smith Center, KS34 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
Kansas wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated May 1, 2026 at 10:03 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-KSROX-000333.