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Hays County enacts temporary burn ban for unincorporated areas amid forecasted high winds and low humidity

2602509 · March 13, 2025
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The Hays County Commissioners Court approved a temporary ban on outdoor burning in unincorporated areas after emergency services staff warned of high winds and humidity below 15%. The court voted unanimously and staff was asked to provide weekly fire-risk metrics.

Hays County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to institute a temporary burn ban prohibiting outdoor burning in the county's unincorporated areas after emergency services officials warned of forecasted high winds and very low humidity.

Mike Jones, Hays County emergency services director, told the court the National Weather Service advised of incoming weather conditions similar to a recent fire event. "We're gonna have high winds, low humidity, which is pretty much what we experienced last…

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