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Danger zone: March prime wildfire season
The Kansan
A short, simple email from Gary Denny, director of emergency management of Harvey County, had some flashbacks to November. Today’s SitRep for Very High Grassland Fire Danger. Harvey County will be mid-range in the Very High category. Sunny, with a high near 62. South southwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph, the email read.
In November, the Wheat State Fire torched 7,000 acres in Harvey County. More than 20 fire departments fought that fire and they had help from National Guard Blackhawk helicopters in the battle.
The calendar has flipped a few pages since that fire and now the county is entering one of the highest-risk months for large fires, according to Denny.
There s no place like home, Kansas farm girl Dorothy Gale says in the classic film The Wizard of Oz, and Kansans tend to feel the same way about their state.
As Kansas celebrates its 160th anniversary Friday, here are 10 things for which the state has become known:
1. The Wizard of Oz I have a feeling we re not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy tells her little dog, Toto, in this film after a tornado leaves them in the magical land of Oz. Some Kansans object to the film s portrayal of life in Kansas as being dull. Others stress that the film s focus is Dorothy s desire to return home, according to the Kansas State Historical Society.