{"id":11298,"date":"2013-07-03T11:15:42","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T17:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=11298"},"modified":"2013-07-03T11:15:42","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T17:15:42","slug":"reminder-personal-use-of-fireworks-illegal-in-the-city-of-thornton-big-time-fines-await-violators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/local-news\/reminder-personal-use-of-fireworks-illegal-in-the-city-of-thornton-big-time-fines-await-violators\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder: Personal use of fireworks illegal in the City of Thornton, big time fines await violators"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fireworks are illegal in Thornton and with the tinder dry conditions this year, fire danger is extraordinarily high. Please leave the show to the pros!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fireworks have long been illegal in the City of Thornton and in recent years stiff fines have been meted out to violators.\u00a0 Like last year, conditions are tinder dry and as such it is especially important that residents adhere to the law and leave the show to the pros.<\/p>\n

Wildfires are burning across Colorado<\/a> right now with tens of thousands of acres charred and more than 500 homes destroyed. \u00a0 \u00a0These events highlight that even a small spark in the dry conditions we are experiencing could lead to disaster.<\/p>\n

The danger is there, even in an urban environment, where foliage is very dry, lawns are parched and building materials are completely dried out. \u00a0While residents could still go to Wyoming or unincorporated areas of Adams County to purchase them, the risk is simply not worth the minimal reward.<\/p>\n

Not too many of us have an extra $500 lying around and that is what it will cost anyone who shoots off fireworks in Thornton<\/a>.\u00a0 A second violation in 12 months nets you a $1,000 fine.\u00a0 Of course violators will also have to deal with the disdain of neighbors who likely do not appreciate the noise, mess, smoke, hassle and danger you present to their property.<\/p>\n

The City of Thornton will be holding its annual 4th of July celebration<\/a> with its usual second-to-none fireworks show.\u00a0 ThorntonWeather.com asks all Thornton residents, please, don’t put anyone at risk.<\/p>\n

Rather than spend money on fireworks – and fines – do something good with your money. \u00a0Donate to Help Colorado Now,\u00a0\u00a0an organization sponsored by the state of Colorado dedicated to helping relief organizations assisting communities hit by disaster. \u00a0Show your support for our fellow Coloradans and leave the show to the pros.<\/p>\n

Click here to visit the Help Colorado Now website.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fireworks have long been illegal in the City of Thornton and in recent years stiff fines have been meted out to violators.\u00a0 Like last year, conditions are tinder dry and as such it is especially important that residents adhere to the law and leave the show to the pros. Wildfires are burning across Colorado right … Continue reading Reminder: Personal use of fireworks illegal in the City of Thornton, big time fines await violators<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[523,127,579],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11298"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11298"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11299,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11298\/revisions\/11299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}