Kansas governor issues state of disaster emergency amid wildfires
Gov. Laura Kelly issued a state of disaster emergency Tuesday afternoon amid the wildfires that are happening across the state.
This allows the use of state resources and personnel to assist the affected counties, a press release said.
Fire season is in full effect, Kelly said. Conditions across the state are dry with accompanying strong wind gusts.
“It only takes a spark to start a fire that can quickly get out of control with the high winds,” Kelly said.
Kelly added that the state’s fire weather outlook for the rest of this week is in “elevated or critical categories.”
The state’s division of emergency management is monitoring conditions across the state and will help affected counties, according to the press release.
Kansas Forest Service personnel were helping with fires in Reno and Geary counties on Tuesday, the release said.
This story was originally published February 15, 2022 at 4:44 PM.