Grass Fires In Kansas Today

Air Tanker 95 is en route to fight the fire.

Grass fires in kansas today. KSNW Fire crews continue to battle two large grass fires in the Hutchinson area. KSNT reported it started just before 1 pm. As mentioned earlier KS has been bone-dry for the past month with well-below average precipitation a recipe for instantly raging grass fires.

Grass fires are burning in central and western Kansas as high winds and dry conditions create extreme to catastrophic fire danger. RMA Annual Operating Plan 2018 pdf file Click on county below for Grassland Fire Danger Index. Wildfire Todays very rough and unofficial estimate is that the fire had burned at least 1000 acres at 154 pm.

Buehler RoadThe Hutchinsons KSNS kyView network camera Im showing the fire. Please report any large fires whether ongoing or recently contained here. The down lines sparked at least grass fires the largest near the Hutchinson Airport but others along K-96 in front of Kutters Furniture another on K-14 at Arlington and one at West Fourth Avenue and Sego Road.

And this weather pattern is predicted to continue all winter long with very little snow but bitter wind chills made even worse by high winds. One of the fires near NW 30th and Shumway was getting close to some homes and. Cowley County Emergency Management said the fire began at about 210 pm.

The fire is near 4th Avenue and N. Timber wildfire is greater than 100 acres. Firefighters are battling a building fire and grass fire that started Monday afternoon in southwest Wichita.

KSCW TV reported at 9 pm. Frequent fires ignited by native peoples or lightning maintained the grassland destroying shrubs and trees that would otherwise encroach on the land while letting native fire-adapted grasses thrive. 440 am Sunday Crews on the scene of a wildfire in Harvey County now say the fire is contained.