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Emergency manager warns of increased wildfire risk; commissioners say burn ban possible next week
Summary
Brazos County emergency management reported multiple grass fires burning roughly 89 acres over a weekend and urged caution amid red‑flag warnings; some precincts support a burn ban and the court said it will consider the measure at a future meeting.
Jason Ware, Brazos County emergency management coordinator, told the commissioners court that the county responded to about seven grass fires over the weekend that together burned approximately 89 acres. He said many fires were from unattended control burns and that several structures were threatened but local fire departments contained the incidents.
Ware said county drought indicators…
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