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Jim Wells County emergency management urges residents to obey burn ban as drought index stays high
Summary
Lance Brown of Jim Wells County emergency management told the commissioners court Jan. 12 that the county burn ban remains in effect, citing elevated Keetch-Byram Drought Index readings in the 600s and a low chance of near-term rain; residents were urged not to burn and to contact the sheriff’s office if needed.
Lance Brown, Jim Wells County emergency management coordinator, told the Commissioners Court on Jan. 12 that the county’s burn ban remains in effect and urged residents to avoid outdoor burning.
Brown said the county’s Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) readings remain elevated “in the 6 hundreds,” and he warned that National Weather Service forecasts…
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