Citing extremely dry conditions in Central Texas, AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ County Commissioners followed the lead of some neighboring counties today and issued . The ban prohibits anyone from burning "any combustible material outside of an enclosure which serves to contain all flames and/or sparks."
"As of yesterday afternoon, our drought index was 518 on the average for AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ County," told Commissioners. "What this means to us is that our small fuels like limbs, trees, and small items are very dry."
"The northerly winds that we have bring us lower humidity levels. This allows for fires to spread very quickly, he said. Lee cited over the weekend as an example.
Commissioners agreed and voted unanimously to adopt a burn ban, effective immediately.
