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Van Zandt County imposes 30-day burn ban as fire marshal warns of extreme dryness
Summary
Citing unusually dry vegetation and multiple recent wildfire responses, Van Zandt County adopted a 30-day countywide burn ban with site-specific agricultural exemptions and enforcement measures including a $500 minimum fine for violations.
Van Zandt County commissioners voted on Feb. 11 to adopt a countywide burn ban for 30 days after the county fire marshal recommended the measure, citing unseasonably dry conditions and rapid fire spread even from controlled burns.
The fire marshal told the court that high winter temperatures and low rainfall had left vegetation effectively dormant and exceptionally flammable, and that even controlled burns were moving faster than expected. "Bottom line up front is, yes, I am recommending a county wide burn ban…
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