Fireworks fears: reopening, dry conditions and sunny Sunday
SULTAN — Merlin Halverson ticks off his list of concerns: a state reopening from a pandemic after 18 months of hibernation, an unprecedented heat wave and a holiday celebrated with fiery explosive devices.
“It’s starting to look like a perfect storm,” said Halverson, chief of Snohomish County Fire District 5, a 72-square-mile swath in and around Sultan.
The veteran firefighter is by no means alone in his Fourth of July fears.
“When you consider that we are in a multi-decade drought and we’re seeing increasing wildfires in Western Washington, the hot weather coupled with fireworks doesn’t make a good recipe when preventing wildfires and protecting people’s houses,” South County Fire Assistant Chief Michael Fitzgerald said.
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