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Commissioners allow Memorial Day fireworks sales; emergency management advises caution and burn‑ban limits
Summary
The court approved permitting fireworks sales for the Memorial Day holiday and discussed burn-ban provisions; emergency management reported KBDI at 325 (below 500 threshold) and recommended restrictions on bottle rockets and winged aerials if a burn ban is later imposed.
Jim Wells County Commissioners Court approved permitting the sale of fireworks for the Memorial Day holiday and discussed public-safety limits in the event of elevated fire danger.
Lance Brown, county emergency management coordinator, reported KBDI (Keetch–Byram Drought Index) conditions for the county at about 325, well below the 500 threshold cited…
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