Over the previous two weeks, the local fire department hasn’t reported any fires.It seems the cooler weather and the drop of more than an inch of rain a few weeks ago is having the desired effect: a drastic reduction in the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) numbers.“We were blessed with some precipitation and you can see it in the numbers,” said Fire Chief Larry Duyck.Duyck presented those numbers to county commissioners Monday.County officials and fire chiefs use those numbers, ranked from zero to 800, in determining when to initiate burn bans forbidding outdoor fires to decrease the chances of grassland or ...