Legal fireworks are also supposed to be “safe and sane” for the 4th of July. But with summer wildfire season almost always dangerous, especially after years of drought, many communities have banned them for years. That includes Grass Valley, about seven years ago, which leaves Nevada City as the only area in Western Nevada County that still permits them…

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But Nevada City Fire Chief Sam Goodspeed says responsible use is still expected…

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Goodspeed says he hasn’t noticed a heavy influx of non-local residents coming into town to use fireworks, which ARE banned in Pioneer Park and at the airport and few citations are handed out for illegal use or misuse. He also says patrols don’t notice nearly as much use, overall, as in years past. He also says public fireworks shows, like the one at the Fairgrounds, likely keeps individual use down.