Salt Fire
The Salt Fire was reported on March 26, 2026 in Stafford County, Kansas and burned 1,075 acres. It was declared out on April 22, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,075 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 26, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped May 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM CDT, 1,039 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 38.209, -98.476.
The incident
- Size
- 1,075 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 26, 2026 at 10:00 PM CDT
- Contained
- March 30, 2026 at 11:08 AM CDT
- Controlled
- April 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM CDT
- Declared out
- April 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 Miles W from Sterling, KS
- County
- Stafford County
- State
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-KSQUR-000382
- IRWIN identifier
- 9FA37875-9FC6-41D9-BBC1-0A1791CE603F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ellinwood, 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 May 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-KSQUR-000382.