While some surrounding parishes have issued burn bans, Webster Parish is not one of them.

“But if we don’t get rain by next week, we probably will,” said Brian Williams, Director of Webster Parish Homeland Security.

Williams said Webster has a *high fire danger as per the Louisiana  Department of Agriculture and Forestry and The National Drought Monitor has half of Webster Parish as abnormally dry and the other south half as normal.

*High Fire Danger – Fires start easily from most causes. Control of fires can become difficult if the initial attack is not initiated promptly, especially in heavy fuels. Most fires are controlled within the first burning period.