Dolittle, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters with the U.S Forest Service fought a large wildfire in Phelps County Friday. According to the Dolittle Rural Fire Protection District, the fire near Highway J and K burned nearly 350 acres. Saturday morning, a red flag warning was issued for Phelps County and surrounding counties, forcing a burn ban to
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Multiple Mid-Missouri fire departments are currently on-scene at a fire in Callaway County near Portland.
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For the second day in a row, the central and eastern regions of Missouri saw an elevated fire danger causing a busy day for local fire departments.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire District reported fighting 35 fires over the last three days. Officials report the first fire was on Saturday at 11:09 a.m. when firefighters began battling large natural cover fires across Boone County. Officials report crews battled as many as five fires at the same time. Volunteer firefighters reported
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ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) Today’s strong winds may have caused another grass fire in western Boone County. Firefighters responded to the area off of Highway 40 near Rocheport around 11:30 a.m. Boone Electric Cooperative reports a power line came detached from an insulator that caused the fire. A spokeswoman says the windy conditions may have caused
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s state fire marshal is encouraging people to avoid outside burning amid a statewide drought that has gripped the state for several weeks. Fire Marshal Tim Bean said in a news release Tuesday that under the current dry conditions, even a small outdoor fire can get out of control and
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