At a special meeting on Friday morning, July 12, 2013, Kaufman County Commissioners voted and approved a county-wide burn ban effective immediately.
At the request of Precinct 4 Commissioner Tom Manning, the burn ban will be re-evaluated in 30 days.
Kaufman County Fire Marshal Larry Ewing mentioned the possibility of the burn ban last week at a structure fire in Forney, Texas. Over the 4th of July holiday weekend, the Forney Fire Department responded to nearly 15 grass fires. One fire on July 3rd burned about two acres along IH 20 and caused the highway to close because of poor visibility due to smoke from the fire.