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Happy Fourth of July, Snohomish County.

I'm Chris Teofilak, one of the seven citizens elected to serve on South County Fire's Board of Commissioners. Our regional fire authority serves the cities of Brier, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, and parts of unincorporated Snohomish County.

There is a big change regarding fireworks this year.

As of Jan. 1, 2021, the use of consumer fireworks is banned in unincorporated areas of Southwest Snohomish County. With bans already in place in all the cities we serve, this change means fireworks use is now illegal in our entire service area.

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