{"id":1139570,"date":"2022-06-28T16:58:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T21:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1139570"},"modified":"2022-06-29T16:58:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T21:58:00","slug":"smith-county-fire-marshal-urges-fire-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1139570","title":{"rendered":"Smith County Fire Marshal urges fire safety"},"content":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2022\/06\/smithcounty-seal-150x150.jpg\")
TYLER — Smith County Fire Marshal Jay Brooks gave a fire risk and weather condition update to Commissioners Court on Tuesday. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Drought conditions are deteriorating,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said, adding that he hoped rain forecast for this week ends up materializing. As of Tuesday, the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) for Smith County is averaging at 616, he said. Used to determine forest fire potential, the KBDI ranges from 0 to 800. In the past, Smith County has issued a burn ban when the drought index falls around 700. He said although they are starting to see an uptick in grass fires, he recommends waiting to enact a countywide burn ban. He asked that the issue be put on next week\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Commissioners Court agenda to continue the discussion. <\/p>\n
Smith County Judge Nathaniel Moran agreed and said a burn ban has a lot of effect on a lot of people, both personally and for businesses. He recommended that people use common sense when burning or using fireworks, adding that they have a responsibility to themselves and to their neighbors. According to a news release, Smith County Officials urge citizens to be responsible when using fireworks, more so than ever because of the dry and hot conditions, to celebrate Independence Day.<\/p>\n
FIREWORKS SAFETY TIPS<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00b7 Never allow young children to handle fireworks<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00b7 Older children should use them only under close adult supervision<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00b7 Never use fireworks while impaired by drugs or alcohol<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00b7 Anyone using fireworks or standing nearby should wear protective eyewear<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00b7 Never hold lighted fireworks in your hands<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00b7 Never light them indoors<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00b7 Only use them away from people, houses and flammable material<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00b7 Never point or throw fireworks at another person<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00b7 Only light one device at a time and maintain a safe distance after lighting<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00b7 Never ignite devices in a container<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00b7 Do not try to re-light or handle malfunctioning fireworks<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00b7 Soak both spent and unused fireworks in water for a few hours before discarding<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00b7 Keep a bucket of water nearby to fully extinguish fireworks that don’t go off or in case of fire<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00b7 Never use illegal fireworks<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00b7 Have a fun and safe Fourth of July!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TYLER — Smith County Fire Marshal Jay Brooks gave a fire risk and weather condition update to Commissioners Court on Tuesday. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Drought conditions are deteriorating,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said, adding that he hoped rain forecast for this week ends up materializing. As of Tuesday, the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) for Smith County is averaging at 616, he … Continue reading Smith County Fire Marshal urges fire safety<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":1139595,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2022\/06\/smithcounty-seal-150x150.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Smith County Fire Marshal urges fire safety","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1139570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-25 11:49:53","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2022\/06\/smithcounty-seal-150x150.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Smith County Fire Marshal urges fire safety","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1139570"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1139575,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139570\/revisions\/1139575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1139595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1139570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1139570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1139570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}