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Bell County Burn Ban Lifted
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September 14, 2009 (Bell County, Texas) -
The
Bell
County Burn Ban has been lifted indefinitely as of Monday, September 14,
2009. For additional information, please contact Steve
Casey, Bell County Fire Marshall at 254-933-5589.
Citizens are
reminded that Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rules still apply
to any burning, such as no burning is to begin sooner than one hour after
sunrise and must be completed on the same day no later than one hour
before sunset. The fire must be attended by a responsible person at all
times during the active burning phase, and burning cannot begin when the
wind speed is predicted to be less than 6 miles per hour or more than 23
miles per hour during the burn period.
Citizens are
urged to use extreme caution and responsible judgment.
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