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Brazoria County Burn Ban

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~ 5 years ago Jun 12, '18 5:19pm

Commissioners Court voted today, June 12, 2018, to implement a 90-day county-wide burn ban due to dry conditions in large areas of the county.

The ban has been put into effect immediately.

The Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) for Brazoria County on June 12th is 555 (countywide average) and continues to rise as the Summer heat and wind continues to dry out the soil and vegetation. Once the KBDI reaches within the 600-800 range, drought conditions are considered severe with an increasing concern for wildfires.

The burn ban prohibits outdoor burning . Violations of the burn ban order include burning any combustible material outside of an enclosure, serving to contain all flames and/or sparks, or order such burning by others. Contained BBQ pits and grills are permitted, but open flame pits are NOT permitted. Any violation of this Order is a Class C Misdemeanor, punishable by a fine.

Additionally, with 4th of July just around the corner, and the current burn ban in place, the sale and use of “skyrockets with sticks” and “missiles with fins” in any portion of the unincorporated area of Brazoria County is also prohibited. The restrictions on the sale and use of certain fireworks is a precautionary measure to keep life and property safe during the current extreme dry conditions.

If weather conditions improve for safe outdoor burning within 90-days and the KBDI average is below 400 for five consecutive days, County Judge Matt Sebesta may authorize the burn ban lifted.

brazoriacountytx.gov

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~ 5 years ago Jun 12, '18 6:31pm

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~ 5 years ago Jun 12, '18 8:43pm

We need it

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~ 5 years ago Jun 13, '18 10:03am

This went into effect at 5:30pm ish yesterday. About 6:15 my husband calls me and asks me what the city ordinance is on burning - I said City of Pearland says NO!! (I didn't know about burn ban at that time) - The neighbors behind our fence were BURNING DEBRIS from their house in the back yard and the flames were OVER our 8 foot fence. He peeked through fence and saw them watching it. Hubs said the smoke and embers picked up by the wind were landing in our yard and on our roof. -- He called City Non-Emergency line and asked about burn ordinance, he said that woman put him on hold and slammed dispatch on him so fast --- dispatch told him OH NOOOOO and rolled a fire truck. He said before he hung up phone he heard the sirens tone up off Fite, and rolled right into our street. He had to direct them to the street behind us. -- No idea what happened from there - but when I got home I found out about burn ban. -- Makes me wonder if they got fined. -- NOT the first fire they've done in their back yard since Harvey - but definitely the scariest one!!!!!

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