There wasn’t any real cause for alarm when Fire Chief Larry Duyck presented the twice monthly fire threat report to commissioners Tuesday afternoon.Officials pay attention to the numbers, tabulated within Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) ratings, to determine whether there’s a need to implement burn bans.KBDI ratings of 0-800 are based upon an area’s dry vegetation and moisture levels.County commissioners are the only officials who can implement county-wide burn bans prohibiting outdoor burning. Dawson County hasn’t been under a burn ban since 2011.Even with the recent rains that drenched Dawson County within the past few weeks, it didn’t curb its KBDI ...