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Williamson County adopts burn ban amid dry conditions
Summary
The Commissioners Court unanimously approved a countywide burn ban after the county fire marshal reported dry conditions and elevated fire risk; the ban will be reviewed if rainfall increases.
Williamson County adopted a temporary burn ban on March 25 after the county fire marshal reported persistent dry conditions and recent high fire-danger days.
Mike Lugo, Williamson County fire marshal, briefed the Commissioners Court on a drought and fire-risk matrix he provided, saying grass and other fuels are “very dry” and that county departments had staged multiple brush trucks and other apparatus during recent windy days. Lugo told the court he would recommend lifting the ban if rainfall materially reduced the fire risk.
Commissioners discussed the timing and noted the county had seen high wind days recently; one commissioner remarked that such proclamations often coincide with subsequent rainfall. The court approved the burn ban unanimously.
The burn ban was presented as a short-term public-safety measure; court members asked staff to monitor conditions and return to the court if conditions change sufficiently to lift the restriction.
