Lamar County officials are evaluating conditions, and with about 80 percent of the state under a burn ban, one is likely to make its way here soon.
While 80 percent of Texas counties are under a burn ban, Lamar County is one of the few counties out of 254 not under a one at this time.
Just east of Lamar County in Red River County, the City of Clarksville issued its burn ban on July 6, “due to continuing dry weather conditions.”
“This burn ban prohibits outdoor burning and will remain in effect until further notice from the city,” Clarksville City Mayor Ann Rushing said.
Red River County officials issued a county-wide burn ban just a few days later on July 11, stating “drought conditions exist within the county … commissioners court finds that circumstances in all or part of the unincorporated areas of the county create a public safety hazard that would be exacerbated by outdoor burning.”
Just west of Lamar County, Fannin County extended its burn ban, originally issued on July 5.
“The Fannin County Commissioners Court has found that circumstances present in all or part of the unincorporated area of Fannin County create a public safety hazard that would be exacerbated by outdoor burning,” officials released. “… such public safety hazard authorizes the imposition of controls on activities which tend to increase the likelihood of such fires.”
Delta County, south of Lamar, issued its burn ban on July 6.
Delta County’s burn ban was extended for 90 days from July 11. Similar to other counties’ burn bans, it can be rescinded by the county judge “if conditions that necessitated the burn ban no longer exist.”
As of July 14, Lamar County is NOT under a burn ban.
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