Converse, TX Fire Regulations: Wildfire Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Risk level
- Moderate grass/brush
- Mapping
- TAMU Forest Service WUI
- Main threat
- Drought grass fires
- Defensible space
- 30 ft lean and green
- Ember protection
- Screened vents, Class A roof
Summary
Converse is classified as urban to suburban with moderate wildfire risk on the northeast edge where grassland and brush transition into neighborhoods. Texas A&M Forest Service maps the area as a wildland urban interface.
Sec. 352.081. REGULATION OF OUTDOOR BURNING. (a) In this section, "drought conditions" means the existence of a long-term deficit of moisture creating atypically severe conditions with increased wildfire occurrence as defined by the Texas Forest Service through the use of the Keetch-Byram Drought Index. (c) The commissioners court of a county by order may prohibit or restrict outdoor burning in general or outdoor burning of a particular substance in all or part of the unincorporated area of the county if: (1) drought conditions have been determined to exist as provided by Subsection (b); or (2) the commissioners court makes a finding that circumstances present create a public safety hazard that would be exacerbated by outdoor burning.
Full Breakdown
While Converse is not in high mountain wildfire terrain, the city sits in a Wildland-Urban Interface zone identified by the Texas A&M Forest Service. Grass and brush fires are the primary threat, especially during summer drought when fuel moisture drops. Neighborhoods bordering undeveloped land, pastures, or Cibolo Creek drainages face elevated exposure. Texas has no statewide Chapter 7A equivalent to California, but the 2021 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code provides guidance many Texas cities adopt in part. Defensible space best practices: maintain a 30-foot lean and green zone around structures, remove dead vegetation, screen vents against ember intrusion, use Class A roofing, and keep driveways accessible for fire apparatus. During red flag warnings, Converse Fire Department may increase staffing and Bexar County burn bans often activate.
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