Numerous Burn Ban Violation Citations Issued
Posted/updated on: August 21, 2011 at 6:29 pm
SMITH COUNTY — Some statistics from the Smith County Assistant Fire Marshal. Between July 1st and August 16th, 2011, 213 burn ban violation citations have been issued in Smith County. Officials do say that is an unusually high number. It’s been since 2006 since Smith County was under a burn ban. Many of the recent fires have been blamed on burning trash and debris.
