The Lamar County Sheriff’s Office has announced that the National Weather Service has advised that today will have high fire weather conditions.
Breezy and hot conditions resulted in an issuance of a critical fire weather condition. Please use EXTREME CAUTION if you plan on doing any outdoor burning.
Weather fluctuations, such as sudden gusts of wind, could make debris burning spark a wildfire. Call your local fire department the day you plan to burn debris to finalize that the weather is safe enough to burn.
A safe site will be far away from power lines, overhanging limbs, buildings, automobiles, and equipment. It will have vertical clearance at least three times the height of the pile, as heat from the fire extends far past the actual flames that you see.It will have horizontal clearance twice the height of the debris pile.
Stay with your fire until it is completely out. To ensure the fire has been completely extinguished, drown the fire with water, turn over the ashes with a shovel and drown it again. Repeat several times. Check the burn area regularly over the next several days and up to several weeks following the burn, especially if the weather is warm, dry, and windy.
It is illegal to burn plastic, tires, and most other waste products not from a tree or shrub.