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Lavaca County keeps burn ban in effect, with limited fireworks exceptions
Summary
Following a unanimous recommendation from the Fire Chiefs Association, the Lavaca County Commissioners voted Dec. 23 to keep the county burn ban in effect while allowing limited fireworks sales/uses (mortars, roman candles and sparklers) under specified restrictions; the ban will be re-evaluated when moisture conditions change.
The Lavaca County Commissioners on Dec. 23 voted to keep the county's burn ban in force after hearing a unanimous recommendation from the Fire Chiefs Association.
Tim Decker, representing the association, told the court that recent rains improved ground moisture but that surface fuels remain dry and KBDI indices varied across the region; after polling local chiefs, the association recommended keeping…
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