For many, fireworks are a quintessential part of the Fourth of July experience, but for the cities of St. Helena and Healdsburg, community safety and wildfire risk take priority over colorful explosions in the sky.
Both cities canceled this year's firework displays, set to take place Thursday.St. Helena was the first to announce the cancelation of its fireworks on Tuesday.'As most of you know, the risk of wildfire is a subject that none of us can afford to take lightly, particularly now with the current extremely high temperatures and very dry conditions,' the city shared in a public statement. 'Given these conditions, city of St.
'We know how disappointing this may be for many in our community. For that we sincerely apologize and hope it is understood that the city's decision is being done completely in the interest of public safety,' the city said.Just west of St. Helena, the city of Healdsburg was having the same discussions among community leaders and local government agencies. Healdsburg is also under an excessive heat watch.
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