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In light of record-breaking temperatures and drought conditions in Oregon, the City of Bend is banning all fireworks, legal and illegal, effective immediately. The ban is reported to go through July 9, as a local state of emergency has been declared in response to the ongoing heatwave.
“The decision was pretty clear that this was an extreme safety concern from multiple angles,” Mayor Pro-tem Gena Goodman-Campbell said Monday.
Part of what was taken into consideration was not overwhelming first responders, who are already busier during the Fourth of July.
“For people calling in with an emergency, we want to make sure
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