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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.
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 Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department was founded on December 25, 1883. The fire department is part of the Firefighter's Relief Association and the International Association of Fire Fighters. IAFF Local 64 is a charter member and was organized on February 28, 1918.
An updating map created by CBS News' data team charts the expanse of the wildfires across Southern California. The Palisades Fire — the largest wildfire in the region — has burned more than ...
Kansas fire marshal Mark Engholm told lawmakers that a new anti-regulation law has derailed an effort to update the state fire code from 2006.
A month-long burn ban begins Saturday in Sedgwick County.
Main street image of Jamestown, Kansas after 1911 fire. In 1911 the entire downtown business district was destroyed by a fire. Few records remain of that fire, but the townspeople subsequently rebuilt the downtown commercial district. [11] Three towns in the area had devastating downtown fires on the same night: Jamestown, Courtland, and Glasco ...