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Lavaca County keeps burn ban lifted until Jan. 13 after recent rain, KBDI review
Summary
Commissioners voted to leave the county burn ban lifted through the next regular meeting, citing recent rainfall, improved moisture conditions and pending Keetch-Byram Drought Index updates; the court also discussed better public signage and communication.
Lavaca County Commissioners' Court voted Jan. 6 to keep the countywide burn ban lifted and to revisit the matter at the court's Jan. 13 meeting.
County staff and an EMS liaison reported recent rainfall and rising surface moisture that, they said, reduce the current risk of fire spread. The court's decision followed discussion of the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) readings and upcoming weather…
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