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Johnson County sets countywide fire restrictions starting Sept. 15 amid drying fuel conditions
Summary
Citing low humidity, cured grasses and rising KBDI indexes, commissioners voted unanimously to impose countywide burn restrictions beginning 12:01 a.m. Sept. 15 to reduce wildfire risk.
Johnson County commissioners voted Monday to impose countywide fire restrictions beginning 12:01 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, citing low humidity, cured grasses and rising fuel‑moisture indices that increase wildfire risk.
Marshall Moore, who briefed the court on fuel‑moisture data, said the county’s Keetch‑Byram Drought Index (KBDI) was approximately 572 with highs near 631 in recent days, and that native grasses and brush were curing. Moore warned that—even where recent rainfall had occurred—curing grass can dry quickly and burn the next day,…
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