I'm sure you are with all of the 'fun' that's been had in and around the DFW area this last week. Our forecast for the weekend is more favorable for fires than the previous weeks. We've been under burn bans before but it's not been this dry here since the '50's according to our local weather.
Both Governors' Perry and Henry have made statements about not shooting off fireworks while we're under the ban burn but here in Ok. they haven't closed down the firework stands just have said you can't shoot them off. I would have liked for them to have closed the stands down because you know people are going to buy them and shoot them off.
I know how quickly roofs can catch on fire due to fireworks because the house in Houston I was raised in caught on fire one July 4th.
The same here in Texas....there is a burn ban...BUT, they didn't close down the fireworks stands...does NOT make sense.
My son is kind of excited...he is a flight instructor and manages a flight school, here in Arlington..and the Texas Air NAtional Guard have parked a hugh transport plane used to fight fires at his airport...and the guard will be on stand by from there all weekend.
I am sure he is gonna want to go up with them if they go...
A couple of weeks ago, there was a fire at that airport..and 8 planes from a different company burned up...but when the news people got there...they interviewed my son for the 10 o'clock news...
I WOULD have been proud, except he didn't call and tell me he was going to be on...he called everyone but ME! LOL
I was driving home from a movie tonight with DH and we noticed all of the fireworks stands were just packed with people. Why can't they just ban the darn things!