Henderson County Commissioners’ Court extended the current burn ban another two weeks Tuesday morning. The county’s drought index is higher now than it was at the beginning of the month.
According to Fire Marshal Shane Renberg, the Keetch-Byram Drought Index average score is 646.
A burn ban is recommended when the KBDI score is above 575.
“We are still having grass fires but not as many as before the burn ban, so it is helping,” said Renberg.
Ignoring the burn ban is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine up to $500.