Dozens of wildfires burn across Missouri, Kansas as fire danger continues this week
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An extreme fire danger continues to affect all counties across Kansas this week, and Missouri is also under a high fire danger this week.
In Missouri, there were more than 40 wildfires burning across the state as of Monday morning. In Kansas, there were four — one burning across 1,500 acres east of Winfield and another spanning 1,200 acres west of Dover.
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The Kansas Forest Service warned of the continued fire risk this week Sunday night on Facebook.
'This week brings continued high fire danger across the state,' the Forest Service said. 'Unfortunately, this is just the beginning of fire season.'
In preparation for the fire danger this week, the Forest Service said it's coordinated with the Great Plains Interstate Fire Compact to bring in reinforcements from out of state — including Wyoming and Utah.
Residents should avoid burning.
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