Recent wildfires across Kansas are taking a toll on trucks and staff at the Colwich Fire Department. Fire Chief Moe Lallement said there haven’t been any grass fires in Colwich’s immediate jurisdiction yet this year, but the department still helps respond when one breaks out somewhere else if help is needed. “It seems that we’re in a cyclic pattern, so about every week or so, every three of four days, you get what we call a red flag day, which is something we’re experiencing today,” Lallement said. Lallement said it’s so frequent that some of his volunteer firefighters are taking days off work to come in and help. “Some have the ability to, depending on their type of work, they can work from the fire station but still respond to an alarm,” he said.
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