Portions of Texas eastward to much of the southeast have been and continue to be under extreme heat and drought conditions this past Spring. Except for isolated showers, most of Florida still remains quite dry although our chances for rain should be on the rise over the next week. With regard to the use of fireworks and the potential for wildfires, you make an important observation. In Florida, 29 Counties now ban open fires and 22 of them now have a temporary ban on the use of fireworks as the Independence Day holiday approaches. In central and east central Florida those counties include Alachua, Brevard, Marion, Osceola, Polk and Volusia.
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