The Harris County Fire Marshal has asked the Commissioner's Court to approve a burn ban for the area as drought conditions worsen.
On Friday, the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office requested the Commissioner’s Court to approve an outdoor burn ban for the unincorporated Harris County.
According to HCFMO, an index of 575 on the Keetch-Bryam Drought Index is looked to be drought conditions and 575-600 is the benchmark for the county to initiate a burn ban. The KBDI on Friday was 646.FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku and Google Android TV!Until the burn ban is approved, residents are asked to take caution when grilling, mowing their lawns, and putting out cigarettes as you could unintentionally start a fire, says HCFMO.
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