Fire danger remains elevated with warmer temps, strong winds
National Weather Service graphic – March 10, 2021
Fire danger remains high across the region following three straight days of strong winds and warmer temperatures.
Forecasters say Wednesday is expected to be the windiest day of the week with wind gusts expected up to 50 mph at times. Red Flag Warnings are posted in the area along with a wind advisory and extreme fire danger according to the rangeland fire danger index.
Riley County Fire Chief Michael Regal says Monday Riley County Fire was especially busy fighting fires both north and south of Manhattan.
“We assisted Geary County in a grass fire they had that was set off by a UTV and then we had some busy calls in between and later in the north that caught anywhere from 100 to 400 acres on fire, which we were able to bring under control in about an hour,” he said.