HOWARD COUNTY, TX — Howard County Commissioner’s Court recently enacted a county wide burn ban. It became effective March 10, 2025 and is in effect for 90 days.
According to the Howard County Volunteer Fire Department’s Facebook plans, household trash can still be burned using a burn barrel.
Here are some tips from HCVFD to help make your debris burning safer:
– Avoid burning trash, leaves and brush on dry, windy days.
– Check to see if weather changes are expected. Postpone outdoor burning if shifts in wind direction, high winds or wind gusts are in the forecast.
– Before burning, establish control lines down to bare mineral soil at *least* five feet wide around any burn barrels, brush piles or other piled debris.
– Burn household trash only in a burn barrel or other container equipped with a screen or metal grid to keep embers contained.
– Never burn aerosol cans.
Always stay outside with your fires until they are completely out, and remember to keep water and hand tools, like a shovel or garden rake, ready in case your fire should attempt to spread.
(Photo: Howard County Volunteer Fire Department, Facebook)
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