FORT WORTH — Dry conditions, wind and triple-digit temperatures contributed to a sharp influx of fire-related calls in Fort Worth over the July Fourth weekend, ...
The Fort Worth Fire Department responded to more than 1,000 calls about fires Monday, 250 of which were grass fires caused by illegal fireworks throughout the city.
“They are expected and they are normal,” Davis said. “They have a water cannon to put those out, and that is a normal process.” “There was a joint decision that was made last night between the fire marshal on the scene and the operator of the fireworks to jointly stop the shoot out of an abundance of caution,” Davis said.
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