People are asking if you can burn due to the rain we have seen Our area is still in a drought, the rain we have seen the past week has done very little to affect the drought conditions. Below are the rain total accumulations throughout the Ward 6 Fire district since 9-8-2023. Reminder, these are 7 day totals. The source of this data are monitoring stations on the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury One Rain System.

Buxton Creek @ Grand Ave =0.36" rain
(7 day total)

Buxton Creek @ Douglas Rd.= 0.43" rain
(7 day total)

Buxton Creek @ Hwy 27 = 0.75" rain
(7 day total )

Buxton Creek @ Rt. 66 = 0.91" rain
(7 day total)

Buxton Creek @ Bud Bennett = 0.61" rain
(7 day total)

Lower West Fork Buxton Creek @ West St.
= 0.27" rain (7 day total)

Lateral 24 @ Hwy 389 Hargroves = 0.31" rain (7 day total)

Coward Gully @ Edgerly rd = 0.67" rain
(7 day total)

Cypress Creek @ Holbrook Park rd. = 0.79" rain (7 day total)

Little River @ Holbrook Park Rd = 0.97" rain
(7 day total)

West Fork @ Holbrook Park = 0.52" rain
(7 day total)

Little River @ Bankens Rd = 1.14" rain
(7 day total)

Houston River @ Anthony Ferry Rd = 1.26" rain (7 day total)

Houston River @ Hwy 27 = 1.30" rain
(7 day total)

Houston River @ Edgerly Rd = 1.06" rain
(7 day total)

As you can see, the district needs several inches of rains over several days to affect our drought conditions. Please be vigilant and don't burn. Ward 6 Fire participates in weekly surveys about the burn ban and current drought conditions with the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal .