For the first time ever, the Flower Mound Fire Department conducted a prescribed burn of the town's namesake flower mound.
City officials said invasive plants have overtaken the flower mound, choking out native wildflowers and prairie grasses.
The overgrowth is also a wildfire hazard, officials said, which could threaten neighboring homes and businesses.
Mix the large supply of vegetation/wildfire fuel with Texas' current elevated risk of wildfires and it's a recipe for disaster.
To curtail the risk of wildfire and remove the invasive species, officials ordered a controlled burn of the area. On Thursday, approximately eight acres, or two-thirds of the mound, were burned.
The remaining four acres, which are surrounded by residential property, will be done sometime next year.
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