MARSHALL, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) — The City of Marshall has implemented an immediate burn ban due to dangerously dry conditions and elevated fire risk.

The decision is based on readings from the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI), a scale that measures drought conditions on a scale of 0 to 800 based on soil moisture depletion, daily temperature, precipitation, and annual rainfall patterns.

The city is currently at 670 on the scale; the threshold for implementing burn restrictions is 650.

Fire Chief David Rainwater explained, "Many residents may notice brief showers or light rainfall and assume fire danger has decreased, but this is often not the case. Light rain may wet surface vegetation temporarily, but it doesn't penetrate deeply enough to restore soil moisture or significantly impact the

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