In session on Monday morning, Brown County Commissioners kept the Burn Ban intact as is with no amendments.

Brown County Emergency Management Coordinator Darrell Johnston spoke about the recent grass fires in the area.

Johnston said the fire on County Road 192 started as they were jumping off a tractor and some wires shorted.

The 205 fire was mostly in Coleman County so they’re investigating it.

The fires in McCulloch County that threatened to cut across the county line were both started by welders.

Brown County Judge, Dr. Paul Lilly, urged citizens to use extreme caution during this time of extremely dry weather.

“We have a burn ban in effect, it’s not a complete burn ban meaning you’re still allowed to do household burning outside the city limits,” Lilly said. “What I can’t stress enough is if you’re going to burn outdoors it has to be in a fire proof barrel and has to have a cover over it and please be extremely careful. We’ve had a couple of grass fires started accidentally from welding. I understand that’s a livelihood, we’re not telling anyone to stop that, but we’re just asking to please be extra careful. It is an extremely dangerous situation with the weather conditions the way they are, so we ask everyone to practice extreme caution.”