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Lavaca County keeps burn ban lifted, approves higher per-call payments and names EMS chief liaison
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting, the Lavaca County Commissioners Court kept the county burn ban lifted after recent rain, approved raising county per-call payments to volunteer fire departments from $100 to $250, and named Lavaca County EMS Chief Tim Decker as a non‑voting liaison to the Lavaca County Fire Association.
Lavaca County Commissioners Court on Jan. 13 voted to keep the county burn ban lifted, approved increasing county per‑call payments to volunteer fire departments from $100 to $250, and appointed Lavaca County EMS Chief Tim Decker as a non‑voting liaison between the Lavaca County Fire Association and the court.
County EMS Chief Tim Decker told the court recent rains lowered the KBDI wildfire‑risk index by roughly 182 points and that the index is “down in the 300s.” Decker said, “we could stay without a burn ban,” and the court did not move to impose one.
The court approved a motion, made by Precinct 2 and seconded by Precinct 1, to increase the county payment for a county run from…
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