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Wildland Fires in Western Kansas Contained
USAgNet - 04/19/2018
A large wildland fire that originated in Colorado and crossed into Kansas late Tuesday evening, affecting Stanton and Morton counties, was contained overnight. Multiple structures were impacted by the fire and damage assessment by local authorities will be done
today in those counties. Wallace County also reported a large fire that started last night and has been contained.
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the Nebraska National Guard have been requested via the Emergency Management Assistance Compact and will arrive in Kansas on Wednesday and remain on standby to assist with aerial fire suppression, due to the expectation
of a high fire danger on Wednesday.
A shelter that was established for residents displaced by the fire in Morton County has closed.
The State Emergency Operations Center will remain activated to monitor very high fire weather conditions anticipated across the state on Wednesday due to gusty northwest winds and relative humidity as low as 20 %. Strong northwest winds of 28-31 mph, gusting
to 29 mph are expected.
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