[Grovenet] IRACK

[Ed Davie]

New York hasn't allowed fireworks, other than cap 
pistols and sparklers, for 40 years, at least!
Ed
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ron D'Eau Claire
  To: 'Forest Grove local interests list'
  Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 8:12 AM
  Subject: Re: [Grovenet] IRACK


  Not everyone realizes that some communities 
still allow limited use of
  certain personal fireworks.

  In many places *all* personal fireworks are just 
plain illegal, and folks
  who have lost homes and even loved-ones lives to 
fires set by fireworks
  (bottle rockets, mis-handled candles, etc.) are 
severely traumatized by
  hearing and smelling them.

  And then there's a whole generation of Vietnam 
Vets, a number of whom are
  severely affected by the sights and sounds.

  Even where some personal fireworks are legal, 
there are severe restrictions
  on their use. For example, "If it flies, 
explodes or travels more than 6
  feet on the ground or 12 inches in the air, it's 
illegal - bottle rockets,
  Roman candles, fire crackers," said Lieutenant 
John Hopkins, with Clackamas
  County Fire District #1. "It's up to a $500 fine 
and possible jail time for
  transporting fireworks from Washington to 
Oregon."

  Lots of people don't realize that *all* personal 
fireworks are illegal on
  *any* Oregon beach or on *any* public land - 
state or federal.

  Does that include city streets or parks? They're 
public land. No wonder
  people are calling 911.

  One might ask why we allow personal pyrotechnics 
at all. "In 2006, there
  were 243 fires caused by fireworks reported 
statewide. That's a 43 percent
  increase from 2005," said Assistant Chief Deputy 
Stacy Warner with the
  Oregon Fire Marshal's Office. "The total 
property damage caused by these
  fires was estimated at $1.1 million."

  Ron D'Eau Claire

  Ref:
  http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=1182814176650869
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  -----Original Message-----
  From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com 
[mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com] On
  Behalf Of Geri
  Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 6:23 AM
  To: Forest Grove local interests list
  Subject: Re: [Grovenet] IRACK


  Hi, Katie --  At the time I watched iRack I 
didn't have time
  to watch anything else; will have to check these 
out.   : )

  Speaking of emergency call centers and non-911 
calls:
  This morning on local TV news, they were asking 
people not
  to call to report fireworks going off in their 
neighborhood on the 4th!  Uh,
  fireworks going off on the 4th of July ... (Okay 
to call if something
  catches fire, though.)

  Geri


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