Extremely hot, dry conditions forecast across much of the West through the Fourth of July are heightening concerns about wildfires and the dangers of fireworks.
Illegal and expired fireworks are displayed during a Consumer Product Safety Commission demonstration in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.RENO, Nev. — Extremely hot, dry conditions forecast across much of the West through the Fourth of July are heightening concerns about wildfires and the dangers of fireworks, including in Salt Lake City where officials are replacing their traditional explosive extravaganza with a drone light show.
In Utah, Salt Lake City for the first time is replacing fireworks with a drone show. Fireworks are still planned in most suburbs and neighboring towns. But the traditional celebration is returning to the main casino strip on Tahoe’s south shore where up to 100,000 visitors are expected to watch fireworks lit from barges illuminate the sky above the alpine lake.
“Despite the rainy conditions that we saw this winter, we are expecting to see triple-digit temperatures this weekend and that will increase our wildfire risk,” Acting State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant told reporters in Sacramento. “We have a lot of additional growth because of the rainfall and so as those fuels dry up and dry out they’re going to be ripe for fire and so ... we’re nervous this year,” Fire Chief Chad Augustin said.
In northern Nevada, Reno has received twice its normal rainfall so far this year, but wildfire risks also are on the rise.
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