NewsOctober 31, 2003
Wildfires a danger in Missouri, Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri and Kansas could face the threat of wildfires such as those raging in Southern California, experts say. Between late February and mid-April is the prime fire season in both Missouri and Kansas. Woodland leaves, downed trees and dead grasses are dry and combustible, and live trees also carry less moisture...
, The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri and Kansas could face the threat of wildfires such as those raging in Southern California, experts say.
Between late February and mid-April is the prime fire season in both Missouri and Kansas. Woodland leaves, downed trees and dead grasses are dry and combustible, and live trees also carry less moisture.
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Missouri averages 50,000 acres a year burned in wildfires. In the drought year of 1980, 90,000 acres burned.
Drought also can cause a summer or autumn fire season as well.
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