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All hands on deck for the 4th of July

Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
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All hands on deck for the 4th of July
All hands on deck for the 4th of July

Fire crews across the valley are preparing for a very busy weekend.

Fire and rescue says this weekend will be an all hands on deck weekend, as there are no way to stop people from getting illegal fireworks.

ACROSS THE VALLEY PREPARING FORA BUSY WEEKEND.THIS- AS I SPY FIREWORKS DOTCOM HAS HAD NEARLY 9-THOUSANDREPORTS OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKSOVER THE LAST MONTH.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR MARISSAKYNASTON TELLS YOU WHATPROTOCOLS CREWS WILL CHANGETHIS WEEKEND.TIM SZYMANSKI WITH LAS VEGASFIRE AND RESCUE SAYS- ITS ALLHANDS ON DECK THIS WEEKEND.THERES NO GETTING AROUND IT-THERE WILL BE ILLEGALFIREWORKS- BUT THERE IS ONETHING YOU CAN DO TO PROTECTYOUR PROPERTY9:33:19 PUT A HOSE ON YOURDRIVEWAY TONIGHT...THAT WAY YOU CAN PROTECT YOURPROPERTY AT THAT TIMESINCE THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMICSTARTED- FIRE DEPARTMENTSACROSS THE VALLEY HAVE ACTUALLYSEEN A DECREASE IN CALLS.FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THEVALLEY HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN ADECREASE IN CALLS.SOME DEPARTMENTS WERE FORCED TOWHATS CALLED- BROWNOUT SOME OFTHEIR ENGINES.THAT ESSENTIALLY MEANS- BECAUSEOF THE DECREASE IN CALLS- ANDCHALLENGES WITH FUNDING- SOMEENGINES ARE TEMPORARILY TAKENOUT OF ROTATION.BUT TIM SAYS- WITH THE FOURTHOF JULY WEEKEND- AND A MASSIVEINCREASE IN ILLEGAL FIREWORKCALLS ALREADY THIS YEAR- THATWONT BE THE CASE THIS WEEKEND-THEY WILL BE FULLY OPERATING-AND RESPONDING TO EVERY FIRE.IF YOU ARE LETTING OFF SOMELEGAL FIREWORKS-MAKE SURE YOUDUNK THEM IN WATER AFTER YOUREDONE WITH THEM.MK- 13AN.AND JUST A REMINDER - THE STATEUNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE WILL BECLOSEDTOM

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