Donley County Commissioners enacted a burn ban during their regular meeting Monday, December 9.
No outdoor burning is allowed 24 hours prior to or on the day of a forecasted Fire Weather Watch or a Red Flag Warning issued from the National Weather Service in Amarillo.
Under Donley County’s Burn Ban conditions, anyone engaging in outdoor burning must contact the Donley County Sheriff’s office prior to ignition and give the dispatcher a burn location, a contact phone number, and approximate burn time. The persons engaging in outdoor burning needs to be present on site of the burn until the burn is completed.
Anyone engaging in any form of outdoor burning is asked to burn with extreme caution at all times.
Forecasters can issue the watch or warning for all or selected portions within a fire weather zone. The Red Flag event is verified when the weather and fuel conditions listed below are met simultaneously for any three hours or more during the period.
The following weather and fuel conditions must be forecast to occur or already occurring before issuing a Fire Weather Watch and/or Red Flag Warning for the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles: Minimum relative humidities equal to or less than 15 percent; 20 foot winds of 20 mph or higher and/or gusts to 35 mph or higher; and an NFDRS adjective fire danger rating of “high” or higher.
For additional information regarding, log onto www.srh.noaa.gov/ama/ or contact the National Weather Service in Amarillo.
The burn ban will stay in effect for the next 90 days.
In other county business Monday, commissioners approved Justice of the Peace Denise Bertrand’s request to lead up a group of people to decorate the courthouse lawn for Christmas next year. County Judge Jack Hall said Bertrand will work on planning the effort, and the county will put money into the project over a three-year period.
Commissioners also approved a contract for assessment and collection services presented by the Donley Appraisal District, and the court voted to cast the county’s support to Jerry Green and Bonnie Campbell for seats on the appraisal district board.
A motion was approved to authorize the county’s participation in the Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool.
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