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Callahan County keeps burn ban after Forest Service warns of high wildfire risk
Summary
County commissioners heard regional Forest Service officials describe dry fuels, localized low rainfall and high winds and voted to keep the county burn ban in effect amid forecasts of critical conditions this week.
Callahan County commissioners voted March 10 to keep the countywide burn ban in effect after regional Forest Service staff warned that a combination of low relative humidity, persistent winds and patchy low rainfall has left some parts of the county at elevated wildfire risk.
The decision followed a presentation from James Morals, regional coordinator for USDA Forest Service Region 1B, and Seth…
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