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Any kind of ban on fires or regulation of fireworks is something that Dawson County officials generally have tried to avoid.But with numerous wildfires burning across various parts of Texas, and the fire danger in Dawson County worsening, Lamesa Fire Chief Larry Duyck said such action may eventually need to be considered.“We’re getting close to having to think about that,” Duyck said during his regular report to the Dawson County Commissioners Court on Tuesday afternoon.“I really hate to go into a burn ban,” he added later. “I really think if we can wait we should, but I don’t know how ...

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Lamesa Press-Reporter

P.O. Box 710
Lamesa, TX 79331
806-872-2177