Burn severity · Kansas 2026

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Acres by severity and land cover Forest Range (shrubland) Grassland Other Unclassified Acres in Kansas
Unburned to very low 49 2,720 10,731 1,105 0 14,605
Low 1 0 49 22 0 72
Moderate low 0 0 0 1 0 2
Moderate high 0 0 0 0 0 0
High 0 0 0 0 0 0
Assessed acres in Kansas 50 2,720 10,781 1,128 0 14,679
Severity by fire
Fire Reported acres Acres in Kansas Unburned to very low Low Moderate low Moderate high High
51 Fire 14,173 14,174 14,141 31 1 0 0
Rice Fire 483 485 445 40 0 0 0
J Rd 2 Fire 20 19 18 1 0 0 0
Fires awaiting assessment
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Fire Reported acres Whole perimeter acres Reason
Southwest Kansas Wildfire Outbreak 127,840 — Awaiting a perimeter
Reconciliation
Line Fires Acres
Counted fires 4 142,516
Offered to assessment 4 142,516
Complex roll-up residue — 0
Fires with severity acres 3 14,676
Awaiting a perimeter 1 127,840
Awaiting assessment 0 0
Awaiting clear imagery 0 0
Assessment errors 0 0
Smaller than one cell 0 0
Every cell outside Kansas 0 0
Assessed acres in Kansas 3 14,679
Assessed acres outside Kansas — 0
Whole perimeter acres — 14,679
Burned in from another state or province 0 0

Generated 2026-09-17 12:25 UTC. Severity appears for wildfires in the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia that have a mapped perimeter. Each fire is assessed again every few days while its post-fire imagery can still improve.

Sentinel-2 dNBR assessed through 2026-09-17 12:25 UTC. LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT for KS. 30 m cells.