If you are leaving Benkelman, please stay off the highway at the northern intersection of Hwy 34/61, emergency vehicles are heavily using these roadways, and portions of the fire have centered around that area. Hwy 34/61 on the west side of Benkelman accessed by Railroad Street are still open for travel to the south or west.
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
DUNDY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
406 AM MST FRI JAN 15 2021
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE DUNDY
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
.AN IMMEDIATE EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR BENKELMAN