(KAIR/KMZA)--A dry Saturday, accompanied by strong winds, led to the issuance of burn bans across the region, and to a number of fire calls, as a Red Flag warning was issued by the National Weather Service.

Volunteer firefighters in Atchison County were kept busy by grass fire flareups, due to the windy conditions. That included efforts from Lancaster Fire District #5, Effingham Fire District #2, and Walnut Fire District #3, according to weekend social media posts from the area fire teams.

Nemaha County was hit hard by Saturday's conditions when, according to the Sabetha Fire Department, "a very large field fire" was "caused when a combine sparked while operating" in the Woodlawn area.

According to the release, approximately 30+ firetrucks, a dozen other specialty pieces of equipment and many dozens of firefighters responded, including volunteers from Sabetha, Wetmore, Goff, Centralia, Seneca, Powhattan, Fairview, Hiawatha and Morrill, as well as Sabetha EMS, Kansas Forest Service, Nemaha County Emergency Management, police and sheriff deputies who responded to assist.

Heinen Brothers provided two crop duster planes who performed aerial water drops. Multiple farmers brought in tractors to disk the fields to help slow the fire's spread, while multiple heavy graders and bulldozers responded, as well as large tanker trucks from ag services that normally transport chemicals and fertilizers were filled with water to assist.

The last of the crews left the scene nearly 7 hours after being called.

The release notes that while hundreds of acres were burned, "all structures were saved from damage and nobody suffered serious injuries during the incident."

Conditions remain dry across the region, with fire-related authorities urging all residents to exercise extreme caution in all outdoor activities as the conditions remain.