EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- El Paso County Commissioner for Precinct 1, Jackie Butler, is proposing a countywide fire code and outdoor business order after multiple outdoor fires within the last five years, including the recycling plant fire in Montana Vista that happened in September 2023.

The proposals will be presented during a Commissioners Court public hearing on Monday, Oct. 20, before any final decisions are made regarding their adoption.

El Paso County has experienced 14 fires at outdoor businesses since 2019, according to the news release by Butler's Office. These businesses include salvage yards, scrap metal facilities and recycling plants.

“El Paso County is one of the only major counties in Texas without a unified fire code. That current system leaves our Emergency Services Dis

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