Not enough rain to reduce wildfire danger in Brazos County

This podcast contains comments from Brazos County emergency management coordinator Jason Ware during the March 4, 2025 county commission meeting.Brazos County's emergency management director told county commissioners that Tuesday morning rainfall (March 4) was not enough to reduce the risk of wildfires.Jason Ware is also asking landowners outside of city limits to not conduct outdoor burning. That's due to an elevated fire danger with the prediction of high winds.Ware said last weekend, Brazos County firefighters responded to seven fires. Most were unattended controlled burns that threatened structures.As of Tuesday morning, Ware said three of the county's fire chiefs wanted a burn ban and the fourth would support it. A possible burn ban will be added to the agenda for next Tuesday's (March 11) commission meeting agenda.