Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
“Kibler High School is a historic high school building located at the city of Tonawanda in Erie County, New York. It was designed by the Buffalo architectural firm of Edward B.”
Wikipedia article Kibler High School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 283 National Register listings published here for Erie County · listed in 1999 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 629 fires within 5 miles of Kibler High School between 2000 and 2020, burning about 264 acres in total. 108 started naturally. 61 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 329 |
| Natural | 108 |
| Smoking | 64 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 61 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 4 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tonawanda, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 12 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1996 | Flash Flood | Tonawanda | $400,000 | no account filed |
| November 1999 | Flash Flood | Tonawanda | $300,000 | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Flash Flood | Tonawanda | $200,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tonawanda | $12,000 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Tonawanda | $10,000 | Flooding with flowing water was reported at Morgan Street and Kohler Street. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Tonawanda | $10,000 | Knoche Road was closed due to flooding between Elmwood and Deleware Avenues. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tonawanda | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tonawanda | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tonawanda | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tonawanda | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tonawanda | $8,000 | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tonawanda | $5,000 | Part of a school roof was torn off. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tonawanda | $5,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were reported down. |
| February 2019 | Flash Flood | Tonawanda | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tonawanda | $2,000 | Trees and power lines down onto Kohler Street. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tonawanda | $1,000 | Trees were reported down. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tonawanda | $500 | A power pole was snapped. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tonawanda | $500 | A tree was reported down near Highland Avenue and Tussing Lane. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Tonawanda | - | Several cars trapped in high water on Delaware Avenue under an underpass. Near Knoche Road. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Tonawanda | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | US Post Office-Tonawanda | 0.4 miles | 1989 |
 | Tonawanda (25th Separate Company) Armory | 2.3 miles | 1994 |
 | Tonawanda Municipal Building | 3.2 miles | 2013 |
| St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church Complex | 3.3 miles | 2022 | |
| Wood and Brooks Company Factory Complex | 3.4 miles | 2023 | |
 | Eberhardt Mansion | 3.7 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98001612 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Erie County | All 283 listed properties in this county. |
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