Kansas Wildfires Burn 5,000 Acres
Associated Press - Wed 05:39 PM 06/27/2012
Fires burned about 5,000 acres
State emergency officials say crews have succeeded in extinguishing wildfires that burned hundreds of acres in northwest Kansas, which has been sweltering under triple-digit temperatures and dry conditions.
Fire departments from neighboring Colorado and Nebraska were called in Tuesday to help fight at least two wildfires outside Oberlin, located in far northwest Kansas along the Nebraska border.
Temperatures in the area were forecast to be 113 on Wednesday and stay that way through the rest of the week. No major damage or injuries were reported from the fires.
Kansas Division of Emergency Management spokeswoman Sharon Watson said Wednesday afternoon that Decatur County reports the fires that burned about 5,000 acres Tuesday have been extinguished.
No homes were destroyed.
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Associated Press Information from: The Hays Daily News
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THEENFORCER
Thursday 28 June 2012 09:09 Report this comment
Still no ban in Saline County Why??????
come-on-now
Thursday 28 June 2012 10:44 Report this comment
really?? cuz decatur county is so close to saline county....come on now dude...get a clue!
Iamgonnagetu
Thursday 28 June 2012 11:31 Report this comment
OMG its The dip stick come on now again go back under the out house you came from.
THEENFORCER
Thursday 28 June 2012 12:08 Report this comment
come on now did you start that fire last night with your fireworks? I am sure you were not out there putting the fire out now were you. talk is cheap with you losers.
ksfarmdude
Thursday 28 June 2012 18:25 Report this comment
as usual enforcer and his sidekick imaretard are being tyipcal peckerheads spewing senseless dribble
cjsmessage
Friday 29 June 2012 00:26 Report this comment
I agree in BAN...I think they are trying to press their luck & hope people get sensible but it wont happen...THEY should have ONLY SOLD them on the days they could have been used...Its like a child w a new Toy and TELL them they have to wait to use it...and since they are sold only one time a yr its more likely to want to try them OUT NOW!!!I personally dont care about buying any and havent for yrs...DO LIKE to see them in the sky!!! and will probably be working also...
GETALIFE674
Friday 29 June 2012 08:36 Report this comment
ksfarmdude I hope to hell that people using fireworks burns you out of house and your personal property and then we will sit back and hear you cry like the big baby you are.
THEENFORCER
Friday 29 June 2012 13:50 Report this comment
I am nobodies sidekick jerk. I think I need to look you up big shot in your trailer. Trailer Trash is all the same.