Williamson County commissioners did not place a ban on fireworks sales at their June 11 meeting, but not all parts of the county are in equal shape when it comes to the threat of fire.
Jarred Thomas, emergency management coordinator for the county, said Williamson County as a whole is not in enough of a drought to ban the use of rockets with fins and missiles with sticks in areas outside city limits. He mentioned, however, that there is still a threat of potential fires.
"The northwest part of the county is fine, but the southeast part of the county is not," Thomas said. "We had a fairly significant fire yesterday and had to evacuate three homes."
A wildland fire in Copeland, located on the southeastern edge of Williamson County, prompted a precautionary evacuation of three homes June 10. No property was destroyed, Thomas said.
