By BECKY GOFF
Little Apple Post
RILEY COUNTY - The Riley County Board of County Commissioners declared a local disaster emergency for Riley County on Monday afternoon.
This declaration activated disaster plans to fight fires along Deep Creek Road, due to the fires threatening more than 16 homes and having the potential to cause wide-spread damage.
As of 3:20 pm, according to Riley County Fire District #1 the fire is 95% contained with no evacuations and no injuries being reported.
Additional mutual aid has been supplied by Wabaunsee County Fire and Heinen Brother Agra Services. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Volunteer firefighters from Riley and Geary counties along with the Kansas Forest Service have responded to fight the growing wildfire.
Crews were called out to the report of a fire that started in the median of K177 and then jumped the northbound lanes and started burning the pasture to the east of the highway.