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By 3:06 a.m. on Thursday, December 16, the Four County Fire had reached a burned area of approximately 96,000 acres (39,000 ha) and satellites had detected heat from the wildfire seven miles away near Russell, Kansas. [11] Due to the wildfires and strong winds, 24 out of the 105 counties in Kansas issued local disaster declarations.
A month-long burn ban begins Saturday in Sedgwick County.
The fire was so large that radar sweeps picked it up due to gusty winds. The winds caused the fire to grow rapidly and spread to Kansas. [3] More than one hundred state and local agencies responded. [1] The firefighting force consisted of 950 firefighters from three counties and two states, and four Natural Guard helicopters.
Kansas wildfire season is typically winding down about now. After months of drought, high winds and dry grass are fueling extreme wildfire conditions. This fire season in Kansas feels different ...
The region is sparsely populated with numerous communities of varying size, but no large cities. The two largest communities in the Smoky Hills region are Salina, Kansas and Hays, Kansas. Elevations in the Smoky Hills range from about 1,200 feet (370 m) in the river valley near Salina to about 2,400 feet (730 m) at the western edge of the ...
The Unified Government said late Friday afternoon that the fire, which started around 5:30 a.m., had been contained by about 80%. KCK industrial fire nearly contained, health and environment ...
An overnight fire swept through the building of Cielito Lindo, devastating the popular Mexican restaurant that’s been a fixture of downtown Lawrence, Kansas, for nearly 20 years.
The Arikaree Breaks are badlands in northwest Kansas. They form a two-to-three-mile-wide break of rough terrain between the plains of northwestern Kansas and eastern Colorado and the south sides of the Arikaree and Republican river basins. The breaks extend from Rawlins County, Kansas westward across Cheyenne County, Kansas and into Yuma County ...