KXLY
July 1, 2021 7:55 PM
Alex Crescenti
Updated:
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho. — If you live in Kootenai County, the sheriff wants you to celebrate the Fourth of July responsibly. That means going to watch fireworks this weekend instead of lighting them off at home.
Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris says, despite the dangerous fire conditions that are being seen right now, he does not support banning fireworks for the citizens of the county.
“I’ve been fighting fires for 30 years as a wildland firefighter and this is some of the most extreme conditions that we’ve seen in north Idaho, this is serious business. We have shut down burning,” said Brian Hicks from the Department of Lands.