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Four Austin-area counties are under burn bans due to weather. The extreme heat could last through the rest of summer or longer, meteorologist says. 4 Central Texas counties under burn bans; NWS ...
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Fort Bend County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The county was founded in 1837 and organized the next year. [1] It is named for a blockhouse at a bend of the Brazos River. The community developed around the fort in early days. The county seat is Richmond. The largest city located entirely within the county borders is Sugar Land.
It started on Monday, February 26, one mile north of Stinnett in Hutchinson County, Texas. Other fires include the Windy Deuce Fire, which also started on February 26. As of March 3, it has burned 144,206 acres (225.322 sq mi; 58,358 ha), including a portion of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area , and it is 100% contained.
If Tarrant County reaches a higher score, the chances of a burn ban increases. “Once the index reaches 575, we will consider asking the commissioner’s court to enact a burn ban,” Butler said.
A controlled burn or prescribed burn (Rx burn) is the practice of intentionally setting a fire to change the assemblage of vegetation and decaying material in a landscape. The purpose could be for forest management , ecological restoration , land clearing or wildfire fuel management.
For the next 14 days, Erie County will be under a burn ban because of the recent lack of precipitation and predicted strong winds. The National Weather Service in Cleveland issued a special ...
Unless a town or county ordinance prohibits its, use of a grill for cooking is allowed. The N.C. Forest Service’s ban doesn’t apply to burning within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling, where ...