Post by Logan on Feb 15, 2017 14:57:24 GMT -6
Idaho House panel rejects proposed fireworks sales ban; cites uneven enforcement
A House committee Monday rejected a ban on the retail sale of aerial fireworks proposed in an effort to stop fires.
Opponents said they voted against the bill in part because it wouldn’t halt fireworks sales on Indian tribal lands.
The rejection drew quick condemnation from fire officials who had pushed the change in response to incidents such as last June’s fireworks-caused Table Rock wildfire. That blaze consumed 2,500 acres of Foothills land, destroyed one home, and cost taxpayers an estimated $341,000.
The Henry’s Creek Fire in Idaho Falls last August, also caused by fireworks, consumed more than 52,000 acres and cost $4.3 million to contain. Suspects have been charged in both cases.
Read more: www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article132496539.html
A House committee Monday rejected a ban on the retail sale of aerial fireworks proposed in an effort to stop fires.
Opponents said they voted against the bill in part because it wouldn’t halt fireworks sales on Indian tribal lands.
The rejection drew quick condemnation from fire officials who had pushed the change in response to incidents such as last June’s fireworks-caused Table Rock wildfire. That blaze consumed 2,500 acres of Foothills land, destroyed one home, and cost taxpayers an estimated $341,000.
The Henry’s Creek Fire in Idaho Falls last August, also caused by fireworks, consumed more than 52,000 acres and cost $4.3 million to contain. Suspects have been charged in both cases.
Read more: www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article132496539.html