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The burn ban has been lifted; however, burn responsibly or you can be held responsible for damages on others property.

Please make sure you have fire lanes around your fire and a water source to extiguish fires that may get out of control.

Fire calls have increased today across Calcasieu Parish. Burn responsibly and be safe.... (Full Story & Photos)

that are legal to burn in the State of Louisiana.

Later today we will update the post with the answer!... (Full Story & Photos)

y legal items you can burn in Louisiana are vegetation and ordinary yard waste items like leaves, tree branches, grass clippings, etc.

According to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, items NOT allowed to be burned include:

• Plastic and other synthetic materials
• Tires and other rubber products
• Paints, household and agricultural chemicals
• Asphalt shingles, heavy oils, wire
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Source is the CPPJ One Rain system.

We are working diligently with State and Local officials on the status of the burn ban; however, in Calcasieu Parish we foresee the status of the burn ban being updated on Monday, November 27, 2023 at the earliest.

Buxton Creek @ Grand Ave =1.38" rain
(30 day total)

Buxton Creek @ Douglas Rd.= 1.42" rain
(30 day total)

Buxton Creek @ Hwy 27 = 1.30" rain
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Like all of you, we look forward to cleaning our yards and burning our limbs and leaves. Our area has a deficit of approximately 17 inches of rain this year.

The drought conditions still exist, below are rainfall totals across the Ward 6 Fire Protection District in Calcasieu Parish over the past 30 days.

Buxton Creek @ Grand Ave =0.48" rain
(30 day total)

Buxton Creek @ Douglas Rd.= 0.52" rain ... (Full Story)

At 6:27 am, Ward 6 Fire responded to a 2 vehicle crash on Hwy 27 at High Hope Rd. HOUSTON RIVER FIRE DEPARTMENT was placed on standby to cover calls for Ward 6 District while we worked this incident. Upon arrival, one truck was on its side in the ditch and one truck with heavy damage was blocking the southbound lanes.
Both occupants had minor injuries and were transported to the hospital by Acadian ... (Full Story & Photos)

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Upon arrival fire and smoke was observed in the woods east of the RR Tracks. Crews relocated to Hwy 27 to access the location and discovered two large piles of trees burning in the woods.

There was no water supply onsite and two contract workers at the location were unable to advise how the fire was started. Crews conducted shuttle operations and utilized a master stream device to extinguish the ... (Full Story)