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Emergency manager: fire risk low; court declines burn ban for now
Summary
Brown County’s emergency management coordinator said Texas Forest Service forecasts a low fire risk for the coming days, but cautioned higher temperatures could change conditions. The court decided to leave a burn ban off and will revisit the issue next week.
Brown County’s emergency management coordinator told commissioners that the Texas A&M Forest Service forecasted a low fire risk for the next few days and recommended continued monitoring as temperatures rise.
"The fire risk is low per, Texas Forest Service prediction, and so that's expected to remain low," the coordinator said, while cautioning that conditions could change as temperatures remain high. Commissioners asked about recent vehicle fires and agreed to keep the county’s burn ban off for now, with a plan to reassess at the following week’s meeting.
The coordinator said the county will continue to test forecasts and recommended that the court be prepared to reimpose restrictions if risk increases. No formal action to implement a burn ban was taken during this session.
