The Hutchinson Fire Department plans to set a bunch of fires in February north and east of the town. But it plans to put those fires out, too. The burning is part of the fire department’s wildfire mitigation plan — by torching dead grass and weeds, there won’t be as much fuel for any wildfires that start later in the year. Doug Hanen, HFD division chief of operations, says that when new grass grows in the burned areas, the vegetation will have moisture in it and be less likely to burn.
Source: KSN-TV
