The fire burned a stretch of grass about a mile long and a half mile wide in southeast Ottawa County, northeast of Salina. The fire was at 270th and Homestead.

The North Liberty Fire Department helped TV9 demonstrate how quickly a small field fire can become so much bigger.

On Friday, a combination of high winds and dry conditions will create a perfect storm of fire danger.“It’s not the weekend to burn, at all,” Denison Deputy Fire Marshal Landon Lindsey said. “Even if ...