Hackberry Township Volunteer Fire Department

03/06/2026

Spring storms are here, pay attention, have a plan. Our area frequently gets the weather before we get the warning.

03/05/2026

🚨 SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED FRIDAY as storms may produce STRONG TORNADOES 🌪️, Baseball ⚾️ size hail 🧊(up to 3 inches), and Severe damaging winds 💨 greater than 60-mph.

Forecast conditions appear favorable for supercell thunderstorms, which are capable of producing strong tornadoes, large to very large hail, and severe wind gusts Friday afternoon through Friday night across parts of the central and southern Plains into the Missouri Valley.

🌪️ Primary Threats:
• Strong Tornadoes (EF2+) possible
• Very Large Hail — 2 to 3 inches in diameter (baseball - tennis ball size) ⚾️ 🎾
• Damaging Wind Gusts — 60+ mph 💨

📍 Greatest Concern:

Eastern Kansas, Oklahoma, and western Missouri, where the environment will be most supportive of intense supercell storms capable of producing strong tornadoes and very large hail.

Storms are expected to initiate late Friday afternoon, likely forming along a corridor from northeast Kansas southward along the I-35 corridor into central Oklahoma. These storms may begin as discrete supercells, which have the greatest potential to produce tornadoes and giant hail.

As the evening progresses, storms may grow into a larger line of severe thunderstorms, allowing the threat for damaging winds and embedded tornadoes to continue eastward into the Ozarks and Lower Missouri Valley overnight.

Additional more isolated storms may also develop across north-central Texas and the Texas Hill Country, where large hail and an isolated tornado will also be possible.

⏰ Timing:

• Late Friday Afternoon: Storms begin developing
• Friday Evening: Peak tornado and giant hail potential
• Overnight Friday Night: Storms organize into a severe line moving east

Atmospheric conditions Friday evening could feature very strong wind shear and favorable storm rotation, which may support strong tornadoes if discrete supercells develop and persist.

⚠️Friday is shaping up to be a potentially significant severe weather day across the central U.S. If you live in the risk area, review your severe weather safety plans and stay weather aware.

02/24/2026

02/19/2026

02/19/2026

Thursday is a RED FLAG day, fires will spread rapidly and be difficult or improbable to control.
THINK before burning, report fires immediately.

02/06/2026

Burn ban was lifted January 21st.
Please notify dispatch of controlled burns
620-795-2565

01/21/2026

The Burn Ban for Labette County has been lifted at this time.

01/15/2026

Due to the possibility of extreme fire danger over the next few days Labette County is under a Burn Ban until further notice

01/14/2026

I know the County Commiss just lifted the burn ban, but…..

Governor Kelly declared an emergency proclamation this morning at 1040 hours for the threat of wildland fires beginning tomorrow through Sunday.
KDEM will begin staffing the SEOC (State Emergency Operations Center) tomorrow morning.
Please, NO outside burning of any kind through the weekend!
Thank you!

01/12/2026

The burn ban has been lifted for Labette County

12/31/2025

The Hackberry Township Fire Department is excited to announce that it is one of 150 volunteer fire departments across the nation to receive a $10,000 grant through the State Farm® Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program. In collaboration with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), State Farm has awarded $1.5 million in grants to help local fire departments obtain needed equipment to increase their responders’ safety, effectiveness and ability to serve their community.

With this grant, HTFD was able to purchase new Emergency Medical and Rescue equipment for our department and the community we serve.

This is the second year of the State Farm Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program. Volunteer fire departments are essential to public safety, especially in rural and small-town communities. However, many operate with limited budgets and struggle to secure the funding for critical equipment. These grants are a lifeline for local departments to obtain equipment that will increase safety, efficiency and effectiveness.

More to come on this in the near future.

Learn more about the State Farm Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program at www.nvfc.org/statefarm.