Waller County fire marshal recommends keeping burn ban; court withdraws item and takes no action
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Waller County Fire Marshal briefed commissioners that drought indexes and recent fires justify keeping the burn ban in place; the court discussed reporting procedures but withdrew the agenda item and took no formal action at the Nov. 12 meeting.
WALLER COUNTY, Texas — Fire Marshal Marshall (speaker 15) told the Commissioners Court that drought conditions and recent responses by local fire departments justify keeping the county burn ban in place.
Marshall cited local KBDI drought-index readings and said fire departments responded to 32 fires in the previous two weeks, with several becoming large incidents. “The recommendation to the court based on the KBDI and based on that we are in severe drought in certain areas is that we keep that burn ban in place,” Marshall said.
Marshall advised residents who observe burning to call the sheriff's office nonemergency dispatch so deputies or fire crews can be sent; he provided the county's nonemergency dispatch number on the record and discouraged reporting incidents via social media as a substitute for calling dispatch.
Court members discussed scheduling and ultimately withdrew the burn-ban item; the record shows no vote to lift or extend the ban during this meeting and no formal action was taken.