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Right: Wildfires have forced evacuations near Ashland as firefighters work to contain Meade County fires that have burned nearly 93,000 acres. (Kansas Forest Service)
TOPEKA — Wildfires are burning thousands of acres in southwest Kansas, and emergency management personnel from across the state are working to gain control and keep communities safe.
Bill Waln, state fire management officer at the Kansas Forest Service, said winds shifted as crews were fighting a Clark County fire, pushing it out of containment.
“That’s the one that’s pushed us around a little bit,”…
