Kendall County reinstated its burn ban Tuesday as fire conditions continue to worsen in light of the ongoing drought.
Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk told commissioners the Keetch-Byram Drought Index, used by the Texas A&M Forest Service to determine forest fire potential, has topped 600 for the first time in weeks, registering at 635.
“Finally, it looks like we’ve turned the corner and we are significantly above, (having) hit 635,” Stolarczyk said. “We’ve had a shift in the number of fire chiefs recommending putting the burn ban on,” he said, with six of the seven siding for reinstituting the ban. County Fire Marshal Brady Constantine said fire conditions “have worsened significantly over the last few weeks.” He said the Texas Forest Service has pre-positioned assets between Kendall County and Fredericksburg, “to go where they might be needed,” he said.
“After everything we have looked at, it is extreme across the entire county, not just this area,” Constantine added.
Commissioners voted unanimously to restore the ban effective Oct. 15.
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