Kansas officials are in the process of seeking relief for residents impacted by wildfires which torched over 100,000 acres in four Kansas counties last week, killing two and burning houses, livestock and cropland. The fires were a result of historically high winds, some topping 100 miles-per-hour, which slammed Kansas last week, leaving behind a wake of property damage and thousands of residents across the state without power. All in all, 24 counties issued local disaster declarations as a result of the high winds. But the fires were most intense in Ellis, Osborne, Rooks and Russell counties.
Source: Salina Journal

This Four County Fire alone incinerated more than190 square miles. That’s an area larger than all of Wyandotte County (156 square miles) or the city of Wichita (166.5 square miles). But it wasn’t the only wildfire that the wind storm sparked. In all, the Kansas Forest Service recorded 16 wildfires in western and central Kansas that day, singeing more than 160,000 acres across 13 counties. Shawna Hartman, a Kansas Forest Service spokeswoman, said the destruction was so extensive that local fire suppression teams — which often travel to assist neighboring counties — were stretched thin.
Source: Hutch News

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