Are fireworks 'alternatives' like Silly String a good idea?
Some forest officials in the drought-hit Southwest are urging people to swap their fireworks this Fourth of July for glow sticks, noisemakers and Silly String.
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Some forest officials in the drought-hit Southwest are urging people to swap their fireworks this Fourth of July for glow sticks, noisemakers and Silly String.
Some forest officials in the drought-hit Southwest are urging people to swap their fireworks this Fourth of July for glow sticks, noisemakers and Silly String.
While it's worth encouraging folks not to use fireworks amid escalating wildfire danger, some environmentalists say it's kind of silly that federal land managers would suggest using aerosol cans of sticky party string out in nature.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Smokey Bear said it best: "Only you can prevent wildfires."
A fire near Mittry Lake in Yuma County has already burned about 100 acres.