Enders prescribed fire exercise postponed

The prescribed fire exercise scheduled for March 14 at Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area in Chase County, Nebraska, has been postponed until Saturday, March 21, because of expected adverse weather conditions.

Portions of the SRA will be closed temporarily to public access during the exercise.

This is a joint exercise by the volunteer fire departments of Imperial and Wauneta, Nebraska State Fire Marshall’s Training Division, Nebraska State Forest Service, and Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Other area fire departments also will be assisting and training.

The objectives are to reduce the wildland fire potential on the SRA, lessen the risk of wildland fire to the town of Enders, train local fire departments and Game and Parks staff, and to control eastern redcedar and invasive species.

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