KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Douglas County Sheriff's Office investigators are asking for the community's help after a recent string of grass fires.
Douglas County firefighters have responded to several grass fires in recent weeks that generally occurred in the areas southeast of Lawrence and south of Eudora to the Johnson County line.
"We have had quite a bit of grass fires in this area; this one is still being investigated," said Chief Mike Baxter, with Consolidated Fire District #1. "It’s undetermined at this time, I would just ask citizens to be vigilant — if you see smoke, you see anything suspicious, call 911.
As a result of the similar nature and timing of the fires, they are considered suspicious at this time.
Baxter asked people to be extra vigilant, as there we an increased threat of fires.
"The threat will be here and increase over the weekend," he said. "We’d ask anyone to discard your smoking cigarettes, all that stuff properly."
Anyone with potential information to assist investigators can contact the sheriff’s office by calling 785-841-0007 or Douglas County Crime Stoppers by calling 785-843-TIPS (8477).
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