City of Horseshoe Bay Alerts

City HSB advises residents of near-critical Fire Weather conditions over the next few days. Stay alert!

Attn. Residents:
Due to the low humidity, the City of Horseshoe Bay would like to advise that residents to consider the following:
  • No outdoor burning
  • No hot work operations i.e. welding, between 12-8 p.m.
  • Limit yard mowing to the morning hours
  • Properly discard smoking materials
  • Ensure trailer chains are off the ground so as to eliminate sparking fires by the roadways
  • Do not park off the road in dry grass or dry vegetation (to eliminate fires started by catalytic converters.


For preventative measure, the City of Horseshoe Bay is taking the following actions:
  • Contract Mowers stop around 11:00 am (string mowing/weed eating is okay anytime)
  • Both Fire Stations will run with their engine and shadowed by the brush truck to minimize response to any grass, brush, or wildland fire.
  • The South End Task Force will be dispatched on every reported outdoor fire. The South End Task Force is comprised of 5 brush trucks and one or two tenders (water trucks). Each jurisdiction sends a brush truck (HSB, Spicewood, Granite Shoals, Marble Falls Fire, Marble Falls Area VFD).

The National Weather Service Has Issued a Fire Danger Statement for:

Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gillespie, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, Lavaca, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, Travis, Uvalde, Val Verde, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala Counties

FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
153 AM CDT Tue Oct 15 2024
...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED...
* AFFECTED AREA: All of South-Central Texas.
* TIMING: From Noon until 8 PM.
* WIND: South at 5 to 12 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY:As low as 11-23 percent.
* FUEL DRYNESS: Dry to Critically Dry. For additional forecast
details please see the Fire Weather Planning Forecast on our
website.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Affected residents are urged to exercise care with respect to all outdoor activities that could inadvertently cause wildfires.
Avoid the use of welding or grinding equipment near grass and dry brush. In addition, avoid parking vehicles in tall, dry grass and weeds that could be ignited.

Do not toss cigarette butts on the ground. Report wildfires quickly to the nearest fire department or law enforcement office.

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