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Commissioners continue daily monitoring of fire risk; no burn ban imposed
Summary
The county fire marshal reported weather and a drought index; commissioners agreed to continue daily monitoring and said they would impose a temporary burn ban if conditions deteriorate.
Erath County reviewed current fire conditions and drought indicators and decided to continue daily monitoring rather than impose an immediate burn ban.
The presiding official summarized updates from the county fire marshal and noted recent small fires that were contained; the transcript records a drought index figure read during the meeting. Commissioners discussed rising temperatures and the potential need to impose a temporary burn ban in the near term, but concluded monitoring and the option to act quickly was the appropriate course for now.
The court did not impose a burn ban at the meeting and indicated it would reconvene if conditions required formal action.
