PITTSBURG, Kan. — Over the past two weeks, Crawford County has experienced numerous “red flag” warnings, which occur when low humidity, warm temperatures and high winds combine to dramatically elevate the risk of wildland fires. That pattern is expected to continue at least through Friday and perhaps into next week. According to the U.S. National Weather Service in Wichita, on Friday, “very strong southwest winds will elevate the fire danger to very high and extreme across south central and eastern Kansas.