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Riley County responders describe weekend wildland fires; volunteers credited, declaration not extended
Summary
Riley County emergency responders told commissioners that multiple wildland fires over the weekend strained local crews, that state and neighboring counties provided resources, and that volunteers and prescribed-burn crews helped prevent injuries; staff said there is no need to continue the local disaster declaration past today.
Chair (speaker 4) opened the meeting and invited public comment. Russell Stuckey, Riley County emergency service director and fire chief, described a string of weekend incidents that began Friday afternoon and into Saturday and Sunday, saying the county logged multiple calls and that crews were "stretched thin." He said the county made a disaster declaration early Friday evening to request state help.
"We had a lot of calls starting at 11:32…we did a disaster declaration around 5 between 5 and 06:00 that asked for resources from the…
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