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(KAIR)--Atchison County is lending a hand in the effort to battle the south central Kansas wildfire.
According to a post on Facebook, made by Atchison County Rural Fire District #2, four members of the fire district are assisting with the battle against the blaze.
The post states that Russell Eckert, Adam Housh, Drew Kloepper and Wes Lanter, have joined the effort.
Lanter also serves as the Emergency Management Director for Atchison County.
Along with the four volunteers, Rural Fire District #2 has also lent two trucks to be utilized in fighting the fire.
Governor Sam Brownback this week declared a State of Disaster Emergency for the fire-affected area.
The Associated Press reports the wildfire began in Oklahoma Tuesday then spread into Kansas, burning around 400,000 acres in the two states.
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