Commissioners Court provides COVID-19 rental assistance program updates universitystar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from universitystar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Thursday, December 24, 2020
With New Year’s Eve only a week away, the burn ban in Hays County remains in effect and officials are urging firework safety.
Hays County Fire Marshal Nathan Mendenhall recommended to the Hays County Commissioners Court to maintain the existing burn ban for the immediate future.
According to Mendenhall, the current average Keetch-Byram Drought Index is at 499 with the high in the county at 586. He added that elevated fire weather conditions caused by low humidity are possible across much of the county later this week.
“Based on current and forecasted conditions, I recommend that the burn ban remain in place,” Mendenhall said.