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Bexar County court adopts order banning sale and use of certain fireworks amid drought concerns
Summary
Bexar County Commissioners Court voted Dec. 9 to prohibit the sale and use of specified restricted fireworks effective on adoption, citing drought-driven wildfire risk. County fire and sheriff partners will continue targeted enforcement while the county expands public-awareness efforts.
BEXAR COUNTY, Dec. 9 — Bexar County Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved an order that prohibits the sale and use of certain restricted fireworks, effective immediately upon adoption, citing heightened wildfire risk during the ongoing drought.
County staff recommended restricting “rockets with sticks and missiles,” arguing those devices can travel off course and ignite fires. "We make the recommendation that we restrict the sale of the rockets with sticks and missiles with bins because of our drought situation," said Chris, an emergency-management staff member who presented the…
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