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You may or may not be allowed to set off legal fireworks this holiday weekend, depending on where you are in the Mid-Willamette Valley.
Salem, for example, is not issuing an emergency ban, leaving some thrilled they can set off legal fireworks and others concerned for the safety of the area in the midst of a hot, dry summer.
Here are some of the key things to know:
What does the burn ban mean?
Fire officials in both Marion and Polk counties enacted burn bans at the end of June, leading into the record-breaking high temperatures last weekend.