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COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
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PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND NINE COPIES OF THiS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE
REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: Fred Henne ~ ~ OFFICE:
MEETING DATE: June' 2 , 2002
County Jude
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC)
Consider and discuss imposition of Burn Ban in Kerr County.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT:
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION:
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
TIME PREFERRED:
County Judge
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance with Title 5, Chapter
551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows:
Meeting scheduled for Mondays: 5:00 P.M. previous Tuesday.
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THIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON:

All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information has been
prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court Meetings. Your cooperation will be
appreciated and contribute towards you request being addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules
Adopted by Commissioners' Court.
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FOREST ~` SERVICE
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Keetch-Byra Droughtlndex
14 Day Projection for /
~ July 4, 2002
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Contact: Texas Interagency
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(936)-875-4786
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The Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) is basically a mathematical system for relating
current and recent weather conditions to potential or expected fire behavior. This system
was originally developed for the southeastern United States and is based primarily on
recent rainfall patterns.
The KBDI is the most widely used drought index system by fire managers in the south. It is
also one of the only drought index systems specifically developed to equate the effects of
drought with potential fire activities.
The result of this system is a drought index number ranging from 0 - 800 that accurately
describe the amount of moisture that is missing. A rating of zero defines the point where
there is no moisture deficiency and 800 is the maximum drought possible.
Expected fire conditions and suppression problems with varying KBDI levels:
0 -_200	Soil and fuel moisture is high. Most fuels will not readily ignite or bum.
	However, with sufficient sunlight and wind, cured grasses and some
Low	light surface fuels will bum in spots and patches.
Fire	
Danger	
200 - 400	Fires more readily burn and will carry across an area with no "gaps".
	Heavier fuels will still not readily ignite and burn. Also, expect
Moderate	smoldering and the resulting smoke to carry into and possibly through
	the night.
Fire	
Danger	
400 - 600	Fire intensity begins to significantly increase. Fires will readily bum in
	all directions exposing mineral soils in some locations. Larger fuels may
High	burn or smolder for several days creating possible smoke and control
	problems.
Fire	
Danger	
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600 - 800 Surface litter and most of organic layer is consumed. 1000
hour fuels contribute to intensity. Stumps will burn to the
Extreme end of roots underground. Any dead snag will ignite.
Spotting from snags is a major problem if close to line.
Fire Expect dead limbs on trees to ignite from sparks. Expect
extreme intensity on ail fires which makes control efforts
Danger difficult. With winds above 10 miles per hour, spotting is the
rule. Expect increased need for resources for fire
suppression. Direct initial attack is almost impossible. Only
rapid response time to wildfire with complete mop-up and
patrol will prevent a major fire situation from developing.
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