Meade Lake Fire
The Meade Lake Fire was reported on May 14, 2026 in Meade County, Kansas and burned 92,733 acres. It was declared out on May 21, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 92,733 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped May 18, 2026 at 3:36 PM CDT, 92,733 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 37.165, -100.374.
The incident
- Size
- 92,733 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM CDT
- Contained
- May 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- May 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- May 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 1 Miles S from Meade, KS
- County
- Meade County
- State
- Kansas
- Nearest city reported
- Meade
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $750,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-KSMEX-000678
- IRWIN identifier
- 3D41F0AF-3EDE-4394-A814-27C839544715
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Meade, KS covers the area today.
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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 5, 2026 at 8:43 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-KSMEX-000678.