Kansas · incident record

Herman Ranch Fire, Kansas

35,455

Acres reported

Contained

0

Acres since yesterday

Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities

Update ·

As of Jun 11, 2026, 22:30 UTC, the Herman Ranch Fire is no longer listed in the federal active-fire feed at 35,455 acres, in Kansas.

No change in reported size since Jun 10, 2026, 22:15 UTC.

It was last present in the feed Jun 11, 2026, 22:30 UTC; the largest size reported was 35,455 acres. This page stays up as a record of the incident.

Herman Ranch Fire map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire yet; the marker is the reported point of origin.

Key facts

Size
35,455 acres
Containment
not reported
Status
Not in feed (last seen Jun 11, 2026)
Discovered
May 14, 2026
Location
Kansas
Origin point
37.3253, -99.8273
Satellite heat, 24 h
none matched

Nearest towns

Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge.

  • Meade, KS28 mi W of the origin · pop. 1,624
  • Dodge City, KS31 mi N of the origin · pop. 27,912
  • Buffalo, OK36 mi S of the origin · pop. 1,311
  • Plains, KS42 mi W of the origin · pop. 1,088
  • Laverne, OK43 mi S of the origin · pop. 1,365

Other fires nearby

No other wildfires listed within 50 miles right now.

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Herman Ranch Fire daily history

The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen May 24, 2026, 16:15 UTC).

Day (UTC)Reported sizeChangeContained
Jun 11, 202635,455 acres0
Jun 10, 202635,455 acres0
Jun 9, 202635,455 acres0
Jun 8, 202635,455 acres0
Jun 7, 202635,455 acres0
Jun 6, 202635,455 acres0
Jun 5, 202635,455 acres0
Jun 4, 202635,455 acres0
Jun 3, 202635,455 acres0
Jun 2, 202635,455 acres0
Jun 1, 202635,455 acres0
May 31, 202635,455 acres0
May 30, 202635,455 acres0
May 29, 202635,455 acres0
May 28, 202635,455 acres0
May 27, 202635,455 acres0
May 26, 202635,455 acres0
May 25, 202635,455 acres0
May 24, 202635,455 acres

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Herman Ranch Fire questions, answered from the data

How big is the Herman Ranch Fire?

As of Jun 11, 2026, 22:30 UTC, the Herman Ranch Fire is reported at 35,455 acres. No change in reported size since Jun 10, 2026, 22:15 UTC.

Is the Herman Ranch Fire contained?

Containment has not been reported for the Herman Ranch Fire in the federal feed as of Jun 11, 2026, 22:30 UTC.

Where is the Herman Ranch Fire?

The reported point of origin is at 37.3253, -99.8273 in Kansas. Nearest towns: Meade (28 mi W), Dodge City (31 mi N), Buffalo (36 mi S).

Is the Herman Ranch Fire still burning?

It is no longer in the federal active-fire feed; it was last listed Jun 11, 2026, 22:30 UTC. Fires drop out of the feed when the incident is closed or handed to local management, not necessarily when every ember is out.

Where do I find evacuation orders for the Herman Ranch Fire?

From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Kansas sources on our Kansas page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.

How current is this page?

The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated Jun 11, 2026, 22:30 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.

About this page

This page is generated automatically for every wildfire whose reported size reaches 1,000 acres, from FireRiskHere’s archive of the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident feed (captured every 15 minutes), the WFIGS interagency perimeter service, and NASA FIRMS satellite detections. It stays online after the fire is contained as a record of the incident. Nothing here is an official notice — for evacuation orders and road closures follow your county sheriff and local emergency management. How the site works →