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Burn ban flag (Source: Texas A&M Forest Service) <\/p>\n
TARRANT COUNTY, Texas – Tarrant County officials issued a 90-day ban on outdoor burning Thursday as severe drought conditions continue to raise the risk of dangerous wildfires across the region.<\/p>\n
Burn ban issued <\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
The Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the order for unincorporated areas of the county following a request from the Tarrant County Fire Marshal\u2019s Office and support from the Texas A&M Forest Service. Under the ban, outdoor burning is strictly prohibited without explicit approval from the county fire marshal.<\/p>\n
Exceptions to the order include outdoor cooking, welding, and using fire pits for social gatherings, provided guidelines are followed. Violating the ban is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500.<\/p>\n
What they’re saying:<\/p>\n
“Severe drought conditions in unincorporated areas… prompted the request for the ban in the interest of protecting lives and property,” county officials said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Tarrant County Fire Marshal Kenny Wilson urged rural property owners to take proactive steps to safeguard their homes, recommending a 30-foot mowed perimeter around residences and outbuildings, clearing dry vegetation and debris, and keeping a functional water hose nearby to manage small fires quickly.<\/p>\n
Residents looking for safety guidelines regarding welding, cooking, or fire pit usage during the ban can find details at www.tarrantcountytx.gov\/burnban<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tarrant County is just one of 144 counties currently under a burn ban.<\/p>\n Burn bans and information<\/a> Aug. 13, 2026 Texas A&M Forest Service County map of burn bans <\/p>\n The Source: Information in this article is from Tarrant County officials and Texas A&M Forest Service.<\/p>\n Tarrant County<\/a>Texas<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article Burn ban flag (Source: Texas A&M Forest Service) TARRANT COUNTY, Texas – Tarrant County officials issued a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405690,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151,223,122,216,393],"class_list":["post-405689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news","tag-news","tag-tarrant-county","tag-tx","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-2026-08-13-122203.png\")
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