Kansas Large Wildfire History
Since 1998, 11 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in Kansas. The largest burned 60,039 ac; together they cover about 97,732 ac.
Fires by decade
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Largest in Kansas
All mapped large fires
East Kennedy Creek1,116 ac
2019 · perimeter dated September 24, 2019
Cottonwood1,508 ac
2018 · perimeter dated May 20, 2018
15 Two Section East Traps2,061 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Fox Creek2,042 ac
2014 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Tunner19,657 ac
2011 · perimeter dated January 30, 2019
East Kennedy Creek1,077 ac
2011 · perimeter dated April 15, 2011
Big Salt Marsh3,698 ac
2010 · perimeter dated May 12, 2010
Greenwood2,078 ac
2010 · perimeter dated October 20, 2010
Greenwood2,076 ac
2010 · perimeter dated May 4, 2017
Steeler2,380 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 30, 2019
Annual Bur60,039 ac
1998 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Source: National Interagency Fire Center, Interagency Fire Perimeter History. Only fires with a mapped perimeter of 1,000 acres or more appear; the state is inferred from the responsible unit code. A record of past fires is not a forecast. See About the Data.