“Even a simple sparkler could be enough to start the grass on fire. So, really, people need to know that fireworks have a potential and are quite dangerous at any time, but specifically now that the environment is so dry and has been for some time.”

The Fire Marshal recommends increasing the distance between a fireworks site and where spectators sit, but Peeps says that wouldn’t be possible in downtown Kent without extending into buildings or high grass.

Massillon also has called off its July 4^th fireworks.