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Brazos County enacts temporary burn ban as drought index rises
Summary
Brazos County Commissioners Court approved a countywide burn ban after emergency management and county fire chiefs reported elevated drought-index readings and recent grass fires that damaged two structures.
Brazos County Commissioners Court on Oct. 3 approved a countywide burn ban after the county’s emergency management coordinator said drought-index readings had risen and recent grass fires had damaged two structures.
Jason Ware, Brazos County emergency management coordinator, told the court the county’s average drought index was about 687, with a high of roughly 721 and a low around 637. He said the county has seen approximately five grass fires in the last seven days and that two of…
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