Looking back at 2016
• April–June
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January 1, 2017
Tabitha Justice
A fixed-wing tanker diverted from the Woodward County fire to assist local firefighters with a blaze on the west edge of Alva April 6. The fire threatened nerby homes but was brought under control before it reached them.
As the second quarter of 2016 opened, Kansas firefighters were still working to contain the massive Anderson Creek wildfire that started near Camp Houston in western Woods County. Soon the end of the school year loomed with numerous events making for busy schedules. June brought wheat harvest, the Nescatunga Arts Festival and the beginning of summer.
April
Area firefighters were recovering from the all-out effort to contain the Anderson Creek wildfire and replenish supplies used during that process. Then another wildfire broke out in Woodward County, and units from Woods County went to help.
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