WHEREAS, the Commissioners Court finds that circumstances present in all or part of the unincorporated area of the county create a public safety hazard that would be exacerbated by outdoor burning.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED by the Commissioners Court of Lamb County that the outdoor burning of any combustible material is prohibited for 90 days from the date of adoption of this Order, unless the restrictions are terminated earlier based on a determination made by the Texas Forest Service or this Court. This Order is adopted pursuant to Local Government Code 352.081, and other applicable statutes. This Order does not prohibit outdoor burning activities related to public health safety that are authorized by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for: (1) firefighter training; (2) public utility, natural gas pipeline or mining operations; (3) planting or harvesting of agricultural crops; or, (4) burns that are conducted by a prescribed burn manager cerfified under section 153.048, Natural Resources Code, and meet the standards of Section 153.047, Natural Re- sources Code.
Actions Prohibited: A person violates this order if he/she burns any combustible material outside of an enclosure which serves to contain all flames and/or sparks, or orders such burning by others.
A person violates this order if he/she fails to do the following: The land owner or land operator shall notify, the 91-1 Dispatch Center at the Lamb County Sheriff’s Office, and the nearest fire department that a control burn is going to take place and the date, time and location of the proposed burn.
The land owner or land operator shall initiate a control burn only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
If a county maintainer is on stanby to assist the landowner/ land operator will be charged the customary rate per hour while it is on scene.
If the fire gets out of control, the landowner/land operator will be charged by the County for all fire departments called to the scene and any ancillary costs incurred by the fire department(s) to extinguish the fire.
Any control burn within ½ mile of any city limit must have approval of that City’s Fire Chief.
The public cannot use fireworks within 1 mile of any grassland.
Enforcement Upon notification of unreported, non-domestic outdoor burning, the fire department assigned to the location of the fire shall respond to the scene and take immediate measures to contain and/or extinguish the fire.