One of our long-time neighbors and association members has written to ask everyone to be careful this HOT AND DRY 4th of July. Fireworks well managed can be awesome. But the little ones they sell for home use are actually more dangerous than the big ones fired off at planned public displays. It is not the size of the fireworks that makes that difference: it is the care put into making the public display safe. Too many critters and plants and people are at risk to go shooting off fireworks in hot, dry, windy weather.
Read the Declaration of Independence instead — it is eloquent and yet practical, reasonable and yet courageous.
Here is the missive from our neighbor:
Every year at this time of “Fireworks” I have concern regarding fires in our precious neighborhood. New residents may not have been informed or aware of how easily fire can destroy houses and take lives due to their lack of knowledge on many levels, including “being new to Tucson’s specific fire vulnerabilities. I was born here and have lived here almost 80 years,and I have seen it all, so to speak.
One firecracker landing in the wrong place and not fully extinguished has and can cause deadly and other horrific consequences.
Obviously, we cannot “make” everyone in our area act appropriately, but we can inform them about possible consequences. We older (read, long-time) residents have observed the worst in past times regarding “a little fire” that created great havoc, right in our backyard, so to speak.
Thanks for any word you can put out there to raise awareness. I am not very skilled with our computer age communication, but I do have great concern every day, but especially at this specific time when new neighbors, so to speak, could unleash horrific acts unintentionally.
Thanks and best wishes, always, for all you do to protect our unique neighborhood.
Have a wonderful time celebrating the Independence Day of the United States of America, with liberty and justice for all!
Last updated on 2025-11-02 07:54:21