Bans on fireworks, burning extend across Alaska
Bans on fireworks and burning are in effect this week across Southcentral Alaska and in parts of the Interior as wildfires continue to blaze in hot, dry weather.
Bans on fireworks and burning are in effect this week across Southcentral Alaska and in parts of the Interior as wildfires continue to blaze in hot, dry weather, Alaska Dispatch News writes.
The state on Wednesday suspended the sale and use of fireworks indefinitely in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the Kenai Peninsula Borough -- and in the Municipality of Anchorage, which already bans fireworks -- according to a statement from the fire marshal's public education coordinator.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough also issued a ban on fireworks Wednesday due to "extreme fire danger," according to a borough statement. "With the current conditions, it is important to do all we can to protect life and property," it said.