After spending much of the afternoon in Jones Park Tuesday, the Emporia Fire Department will be returning Wednesday.
EFD began a prescribed burn in the park around 1 pm with work wrapping up before 3:30 pm. EFD was planning to burn around six acres at the park, however, due to weather conditions the work was not able to be completed all in one go.
EFD will be burning the east side of a hill in the park Wednesday with access to the park, including the disc golf courses and playground, being restricted throughout the process.
5:51 am Tuesday: Emporia Fire announces prescribed burn at Jones Park on Tuesday
With fire conditions improving the next few days, the Emporia Fire Department has a controlled burn of its own planned Tuesday afternoon.
Firefighters will burn about six acres at Jones Park starting at around 1 pm. The fire department says the prescribed burn will last about four hours. Wind speeds are expected at or below 20 mph Tuesday.
Access to the park, including playground and disc golf courses, will be restricted during the burn process.
