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Brazos County emergency manager warns of drying conditions, urges caution on outdoor burning
Summary
Emergency Management Coordinator Jason Ware told commissioners that drought indices show the county moving from 'abnormally dry' toward drought conditions and urged residents to be cautious with outdoor burning; local fire chiefs were monitoring conditions and some neighboring counties already have burn bans.
Brazos County’s emergency management coordinator, Jason Ware, told the Commissioners Court on Sept. 30 that the county has experienced a marked dry‑down over the last week and that the U.S. Drought Monitor currently shows the county as abnormally dry.
Ware said the county’s average drought index had…
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