RENO COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
On 2-25-25 at 1241, Pretty Prairie Fire Department was paged to a grass fire at Arlington Road and Valley Pride Road. Crews arriving found short CRP grass burning along with fire threatening structures. Trucks driving in the field encountered muddy conditions causing trucks to become stuck. The fire stretched one-half mile in length and burned approximately 80 acres.
Due to muddy conditions a request was made for a UTV task force from Reno County Fire District 3, 4 and Hutch Fire. Crews were on the scene for over 3 hours. No civilians or firefighters were injured. One structure sustained minor damage. Units from Reno County Fire Districts 3 ,4, 7, 8, 9, Buhler, South Hutch Fire , and Hutch Fire responded to the scene. Pretty Prairie EMS provided rehab for firefighters and the Reno County Sheriff’s Office provided traffic control.
The cause of the fire was a rekindle of a controlled burn of a brush pile that was burned on Saturday 2-22-25 while there was still snow on the ground. If you have burned brush piles in the last month, please check to make sure they are completely extinguished.