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Plans are to start Monday and complete the burns by Feb. 12, weather permitting.
The areas north of Hutchinson will include Plum Street, from 69th to 108th avenues, 82nd Avenue from Plum Street to Monroe Street, and 95th Avenue, from Halstead to the west for a half a mile.
The area east of Hutchinson will include 69th Avenue along the Sandhills State Park, Inverness from Spyglass to 30th Avenue and 30th Avenue from Cedar Ridge to Kent Road.
The coordinated operation will burn out the right-of-way from the road to the fence lines.
Several units will be operating in the area during the burns, including Hutchinson fire units, Hutchinson Police Department, Reno County sheriff’s deputies, Reno County Emergency Management, Reno County and Hutchinson Public Works and Kansas Forest Service.