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Sheriff rescinds approval; Pinal supervisors withdraw Saddle Brook fireworks permit amid wildfire concerns
Summary
After the sheriff withdrew his prior sign-off citing dry conditions and recent wildland fire activity, the Board of Supervisors withdrew a fireworks-display permit for Saddle Brook scheduled for July 4. Fire and emergency-management officials warned that local resources remain strained after recent large wildfires.
Pinal County supervisors withdrew consideration of a fireworks permit for a July 4 display at Saddle Brook on June 18 after Sheriff Ross Teeples rescinded previous approval, citing dry conditions and recent wildfire activity in the area.
Sheriff Ross Teeples told the board he had originally approved the permit when weather forecasts indicated rain, but "after seeing the devastation that happened in the Cody fire" he could not "in good conscience" allow the display to proceed. "I want them to have their Fourth of…
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