Press Release: Tarrant County Outdoor Burning Ban

The following information has been provided to My Southlake News via a press release from Tarrant County.

Today, August, 18, 2015, the Tarrant County Commissioner’s Court approved an Outdoor Burning Ban for Tarrant County. As of today, all outdoor burning in Tarrant County is PROHIBITED.

This Outdoor Burning Ban will be in place for the next ninety (90) days.

The unincorporated areas of Tarrant County have been determined to be under drought conditions by the Texas Forest Services.

These conditions have prompted the Tarrant County Fire Marshal to request the Ban on Outdoor Burning in an effort to protect lives and properties of the residents in Tarrant County.

A violation of the Court Order Prohibiting Outdoor Burning is a class C Misdemeanor and punishable of a fine up to $500.00.

For information on outdoor cooking and outdoor welding guidelines you can go to the website.

We urge all residents of Tarrant County to help us during this time.

For our residents in the rural areas, we suggest that you make sure that you keep an area of approximately 30 feet mowed around your home and outbuildings to prevent a fire from reaching your structures.

We encourage all Tarrant County residents to BE SAFE.

Should you have further questions regarding cooking outdoors during this burn ban, please contact the Tarrant County Fire Marshal’s Office at 817-838-4660 or email firemarshal@tarrantcounty.gov.