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Jul 5, 2024
10:57:45am

Division Bell Recovering

The volunteer FF in our city are out patrolling all night long. They have regular day jobs, too.

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Originally posted on Jul 5, 2024 at 10:57:45am

Message modified by Division Bell on Jul 5, 2024 at 11:08:51am

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Division Bell

Previous username: BluePete
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I remember as a kid that aerial fireworks were illegal and people would go to Wyoming to buy them. When and why did Utah

RdF3 Inactive user

Jul 5, 9:46am

When? 10 years ago or so. Why? Sick of losing money to Wyoming.

Niiineteeen84

Jul 5, 9:47am

Money that subsequently gets spent on fire control.

Division Bell

Jul 5, 9:48am

Was there a bunch of fires last night? I'm not aware.

Niiineteeen84

Jul 5, 9:51am

Yep. Lots of small ones (thanks to firefighters acting very quickly).

Division Bell

Jul 5, 9:52am

There aren't any major fires I see from the fireworks. Sparks off machinery and firearms have started the most major

CSoul

Jul 5, 9:52am

House burned down last night in PG from fireworks.

Ted Lasso

Jul 5, 9:58am

Yeh, I've found the large fountains actually burn the worst.

CSoul

Jul 5, 10:03am

Meh...it gives the currently staffed FFs something to do vs sitting at the

Zak

Jul 5, 10:51am

Tell me you've never been a volunteer FF without telling me that you've never been a volunteer FF.

Division Bell

Jul 5, 10:57am

Utah: the most free state in the nation

NanoFab Coug

Jul 5, 9:48am

When do they finally realize they can’t be the freest state in the nation if

allaboutthegainz

Jul 5, 9:54am

Or normal alcohol laws

byuTX

Jul 5, 10:55am

Such as?

Division Bell

Jul 5, 11:10am

There's a bunch. Let beer co's sell beer in grocery stores with the same amount of alcohol elsewhere. If someone orders

byuTX

Jul 5, 11:32am

Well we send China a billion a year to make us fireworks. I guess they wanted

OU Cougar

Jul 5, 9:50am

We send them alfalfa and they send us fireworks.

foofcoug

Jul 5, 9:51am

Single shot mortars and Roman candles and bottle rockets which are still illegal in Utah cause almost all the fires

CSoul

Jul 5, 9:51am

"If it pleases the crown, I would like to celebrate my freedom with aerial fireworks"

Skeptical Optimist

Jul 5, 9:54am

We moved to Texas June 2010 and so I swear it was like July 2010 based on my luck

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