278 fires were reported to the city of Fort Worth between Monday and Tuesday afternoon.
"We did see a few fireworks displays by individuals that resulted in some grass fires," Parker County Fire Marshal and Emergency Management Coordinator Sean Hughes said. The Parker County Fire Marshal said over the holiday weekend they had over 800 calls and complaints about fireworks. About 15 of those fireworks calls started grass fires.The City of Dallas had 258 calls about grass fires. These areas noted the extreme hot and dry conditions contributing to those incidents.
"Some people say 'well we're passed July 4th, we can set them off,' no. But it's also reminding people to be aware of throwing cigarettes butts out the window, it's about if you're towing a trailer making sure the chains aren't dragging along," Hughes said."We're particularly dry in North Texas, that's why we requested and were granted the prohibition of fireworks by the Governor," Hughes said.
Hughes said he did meet a lot of people who said they were not aware of the fireworks ban. The ban is in effect until Sept. 6th, in which they hope conditions will be better by then.
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