Residents in the countryside around Howe can burn brush again. Grayson County's burn ban for unincorporated areas was lifted on Friday, Oct. 2, KXII reported.
The county fire marshal's rules still apply: on the day of a burn, register it with the county by phone at 903-813-4411, burn only between an hour after sunrise and an hour before sunset, keep someone at the fire the whole time, and do not burn when winds reach 23 mph. Only brush, leaves, limbs and similar material from the property may be burned.
Collinsville Fire Chief Damon Stewart cautioned in the KXII report that dry brown grass can ignite easily even after rain, and suggested waiting if winds top 15 mph.
Howe is about 9 miles south of Sherman, where our sister site has more on the county rules: https://sherman.city/article/grayson-county-burn-ban-lifted-but-fire-officials-warn-dry-grass-remains-a-risk
