Taylor County Commissioners issue a countywide fire ban. Fireworks?
The Taylor County District Court issued a statewide ban on fires on Tuesday before the Fourth of July holiday.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the court unanimously decided to impose a ban on outdoor fire burning for the next 90 days, until September 30.
Members of the Commissioners Court made it clear that the setting off of fireworks would not affect sales or shows.
Commissioner Chuck Statler urged the public to carry firefighting equipment and use caution when handling fireworks on the Fourth of July.
The Texas A&M Forest Service is predicting high fire danger for Taylor County due to recent drought.
During the talks, Statler said that three grass fires broke out in the Lawn area on June 27 due to open-air fires.
These fires were started by people who did not pay attention to their fire piles and did not consider that the strong southerly winds would carry the fires further, said Statler.
“I would be very much in favor of implementing the ban on open-air burning,” he said.
The acts prohibited by the burn ban include “knowingly or intentionally” burning combustible material outside of an enclosed space and participating in outdoor activities where flames or sparks could cause a fire.
Violating the Taylor County burn ban is a Class C misdemeanor and the person will be held liable for damages resulting from their actions.
Taylor County is one of 80 Texas counties that has a burn ban.
Commissioner Randy Williams of District 1 was absent from Tuesday’s meeting and therefore did not participate in the vote on the burn ban.
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