Thirty-five firefighters from Marion County and Johnson County were ordered to the Kansas Forest Service Hazardous Fuels Mitigation Project on Tuesday at the Quivira Scout Ranch as a way to test to prepare for a true wildland fire emergency response. The annual mitigation project and integration of the task force activation is one of the ways KFS meets those objectives. KFS also supports programs in fuel mitigation and public education. KFS is tasked with training, equipping, providing financial assistance for local fire departments on wildland fire. “We were able to further our partnerships and integrate rural and urban task forces with the Kansas Forest Service Incident Management Team on a pre-planned incident,” said KFS State Fire Management Officer Mark Neely. The Marion County Wildland Task Force is entirely made up of volunteers, while the Johnson County Wildland Task Force is fully staffed by career firefighters. The counties represent two highly trained groups of firefighters in the state with two different staffing structures. As part of the operational plan, the task forces received training in wildland firefighting tactics including mop-up procedures to secure the prescribed burns conducted on Monday and Tuesday.Ī total of 35 firefighters joined the mitigation project: 14 from Marion County and 21 from Johnson County. “The exercise gave us an opportunity to test the response system and discover any potential weaknesses before we have a true wildland fire emergency response,” said Incident Command Trainee and Hutchinson Fire Department Captain Troy Mueller.ĭispatching these resources is a process administered through the Kansas Division of Emergency Management.īoth county task forces were called to the mitigation project on Tuesday with the intent of them integrating into the existing operational plan on Wednesday. The mitigation project reduced the risk of wildfire on the Quivira Scout Ranch while providing training to wildland firefighters and the county task forces. SEDAN, Kansas – The Marion County and Johnson County Wildland Fire Task Forces were ordered Tuesday to the Kansas Forest Service Hazardous Fuels Mitigation Project. Kansas Forest Service assists with Wildland Fire Task Forces response exerciseįirefighters from two counties participate in hazardous fuels mitigation project Fourteen members of the task force participated in the dispatch exercise for the Kansas Forest Service Hazardous Fuels Mitigation Project on March 26, 2019. | Download this photo. Members of the Marion County Wildland Fire Task Force work on a progressive hose lay.
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