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Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Kansas

The top 25 of 105 Kansas counties on GIS Map, ranked by the largest single wildfire recorded in the county since 1992.

#CountyLargest single fire
1Russell County
121,622
2Meade County
55,000
3Norton County
44,024
4Stanton County
40,000
5Barber County
38,400
6Comanche County
37,000
7Chase County
30,000
8Cowley County
25,650
9Ford County
23,000
10Greenwood County
23,000
11Lane County
18,000
12Rice County
16,000
13Ness County
14,342
14Reno County
14,000
15Chautauqua County
12,000
16Elk County
12,000
17Shawnee County
12,000
18Butler County
10,700
19Jewell County
10,647
20Finney County
10,000
21Haskell County
9,600
22Harvey County
8,800
23Pottawatomie County
8,305
24Graham County
8,000
25Johnson County
8,000

Source: USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024). All counties with data are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Kansas”, https://gismap.land/rankings/kansas/largest-wildfire-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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