All fireworks banned on Colville Indian Reservation

NESPELEM, Wash. (AP) — Leaders have banned all fireworks on the Colville Indian Reservation in north-central Washington, citing significant wildfire risks this summer.

The Colville Business Council announced the fireworks ban Thursday. The council said in a news release that it passed the resolution due to increased risk of forest and range wildfires and over concerns for the lives of those living on the 1.4 million-acre reservation.

Tribal Chairman Jim Boyd said the tribe is still recovering from last year's wildfires and can't risk celebrating the Fourth of July with fireworks this year.

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