WEST ORANGE, Texas — The West Orange Fire Department is responding to a flare up of a grass fire in West Orange.
The fire is located in the 2200 block of FM 1006 and firefighters responded shortly before 7 p.m. on Saturday.
Firefighters responded to the flare up around 3 p.m. Sunday.
Firefighters called in mutual aid and the Forestry Service for assistance.
Firefighters from Orange Fire Department Bridge City Fire Department and Orange County Emergency Service Department #3 provided mutual aid.
Heavy smoke could be seen throughout the area.
When firefighters arrived on scene they found that roughly an acre was on fire according to West Orange Fire Chief David Roberts.
They immediately began to work on stopping the fire from spreading.
Nos structures were damaged according to Chief Roberts.
The fire has been completely extinguished and the cause is still unknown.
Chief Roberts stresses that Orange County is still under a burn ban.
Violating a county burn ban is a class C misdemeanor. Anyone violating a burn ban, if convicted, could face a fine and community service according to section 352.081, subsection G, of the Texas Local Government Code.
Those who get caught burning during a burn ban could be fined up to $500.
Section 352.081 of the Texas Local Government Code allows county commissioner courts to prohibit or restrict outdoor burning in all or part of the unincorporated areas of a county if the Texas Forest Service determines that drought conditions exist in a county or if the commissioner’s court finds that circumstances are present in all the unincorporated areas of the county to create a public safety hazard that could be exacerbated by outdoor burning.
County burn bans generally do not apply to outdoor burning activities related to…
Firefighter training
Public utility, natural gas pipeline, or mining operations
Planting or harvesting of agriculture crops
Burning conducted by a certified and insured prescribed certified “burn manager”
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