Wildfires in Kansas

Large wildfires have burned 2.55 million acres of Kansas since 1984, 16th among the states.

  • 2.55Macres burned since 1984
  • 327large fires
  • 2017worst year, 506K acres
  • 16thamong the states for acres burned
2026
  • Wildfires on record, by year

Over time

Acres burned in Kansas per year 1986: 1,092 1987: 5,252 1988: 31K 1989: 39K 1990: 8,521 1991: 52K 1992: 11K 1993: 3,534 1994: 64K 1995: 9,252 1996: 161K 1997: 8,243 1998: 68K 1999: 1,359 2000: 33K 2001: 12K 2002: 91K 2003: 26K 2004: 19K 2005: 8,972 2006: 39K 2007: 7,389 2008: 61K 2009: 15K 2010: 26K 2011: 51K 2012: 23K 2013: 19K 2014: 111K 2015: 52K 2016: 420K 2017: 506K 506K 2018: 59K 2019: 21K 2020: 22K 2021: 141K 2022: 83K 2023: 31K 2024: 14K 19861991199620012006201120162021

The largest fires

Notable events
Oks - Starbuck Fire2017656,868
Anderson Creek Fire2016374,226
Ranger Road Fire2026280,127
Four County Fire2021122,878
Unnamed Fire199688,877
Rd 80 Fire201663,093
Unnamed Fire201460,996
Annual Bur Fire199860,063
Badger Hole Fire201849,177
Meade Lake Fire202646,581
Road 702 Fire202245,160
Unnamed Fire200226,656

Every county

Counties with any recorded events, highest first.

Wildfires by county in Kansas
Clark County529,085
Barber County325,272
Chase County295,553
Meade County135,289
Greenwood County118,599
Riley County116,425
Butler County109,917
Comanche County91,923
Ellis County71,851
Russell County71,723
Wabaunsee County54,514
Elk County53,770
Stafford County47,693
Chautauqua County39,826
Geary County38,188
Morton County36,048
Reno County35,031
Rice County29,064
Lyon County28,296
Kiowa County25,882
Pottawatomie County24,845
Cowley County20,923
Harvey County20,328
Morris County19,880
Hodgeman County19,209
Stanton County16,294
Saline County14,931
Seward County11,580
Jewell County10,766
Pawnee County10,658
Marion County10,560
Osborne County9,893
Cheyenne County7,945
Montgomery County5,779
Haskell County5,727
Pratt County5,400
Ness County4,598
Hamilton County4,263
Jackson County4,188
Harper County4,023
Ford County3,654
Dickinson County3,316
Gove County3,265
Finney County3,103
Lincoln County3,039
Shawnee County2,921
Rooks County2,753
Trego County2,750
Marshall County2,727
Bourbon County2,686
Sherman County2,534
Norton County2,488
Wilson County2,469
Wallace County2,408
Coffey County2,212
Barton County1,873
Woodson County1,823
McPherson County1,673
Linn County1,650
Ottawa County1,393
Washington County1,296
Logan County1,153
Kearny County1,127
Osage County1,099
Graham County1,027
Phillips County1,010
Edwards County909
Allen County896
Grant County816
Ellsworth County605
Rawlins County297
Stevens County151
Rush County55
Decatur County11