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Lavaca County imposes burn ban as fire chiefs cite very dry conditions
Summary
The Lavaca County Commissioners Court voted Sept. 23 to implement the county’s second burn ban of 2024 after fire chiefs reported worsening dry conditions and recommended restrictions to protect firefighters and property.
Lavaca County Judge Keith Mudd and the county commissioners voted Sept. 23 to implement the county’s second burn ban of 2024 after local fire chiefs reported rapidly worsening dry conditions.
Chief Tim Decker, who spoke on behalf of the Fire Chiefs Association, said moisture readings and recent weather trends show the county is drier than when the previous ban was lifted and that the association made a unanimous recommendation to impose a burn ban “for the safety of the firefighters going out to these calls, as…
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