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#4thOfJuly

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"Research found that twice as many wildfires were recorded on July 4 as almost any other day in the West."

In our increasingly dry environment here out west, fireworks are a risk we can't afford anymore. Boulder already had at least 1 confirmed fire started by fireworks, and 2 more on the 4th with unconfirmed sources.

hcn.org/articles/fireworks-tri

High Country News · Fireworks trigger wildfires. Climate change may increase the risk.By Kiley Price