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Crews work near the scene of a grass fire in rural Douglas County in March 2025. Officials in Douglas County determined a grass fire that burned around 200 acres near Stull on Saturday was sparked ...
WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK A Douglas County Consolidated Fire District No. 1, with the help of the Kansas State Fire Marshal, determined the cause of a fire that spanned approximately 200 ...
The fire started at a house near Mason Street and 251st Street shortly before 3 a.m. Thursday. Our First Alert 6 team on the scene says it appears the infrastructure of the house has fallen, and crews ...
A Douglas County Consolidated Fire District 1 vehicle is pictured in July 2022. Douglas County is using a consultant to conduct a review of Consolidated Fire District 1 to ensure its long-term ...
SQUIRES, Mo. – The Squires Volunteer Fire Department and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office are warning people in the area of a fast-moving fire to evacuate urgently. Fire officials say the fire ...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Fire officials sent notice early Monday that a burn ban in Douglas County is in place. The alert, sent shortly before 4 a.m. Monday, states that the county is in a ban “effe ...
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) - The approximately 200-acre fire in Douglas County on Friday, March 14, has been classified as accidental. According to the Douglas County Consolidated Fire District ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An ember from an unattended campfire is believed to have sparked a 200-acre fire in Douglas County last Friday. Douglas County Emergency Management said firefighters from ...
Read more on our AI policy here. A new prescribed burn, called Nve 12, was initiated 7:50 a.m. March 24 in Douglas County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the ...