The war zone once again returns to the Getchell, Marysville area to celebrate this fourth of July.
Pets will panic, wildlife and birds will become disoriented from the noise and vacate their offspring.
People with respiratory problems will have difficulty breathing, and many veterans of wars past will cringe as each illegal explosion vibrates his or her house.
Rules and regulations are in place, but bottle rockets will continue to prevail in residential neighborhoods along with the usual illegal M-80 and M-200 type devices.
The sky once again becomes light up with fire raining down on roof tops and forested areas.
Unincorporated areas as well as most Snohomish County cities have their individual criteria that specifies what and when fireworks may be displayed in neighborhoods and other public areas. The above however appears to not apply to several of my immediate neighbors as well as many others throughout Snohomish County.
The usual morning after reeks with stagnant air from the night before. Driveways, the street, and lawns are covered with spent Illegal fireworks. Every year there is millions of dollars of property damage as well as injuries from fireworks, yet the trend continues with no help to enforce the existing ordinances pertaining to fireworks.
Several of the Patriot celebrants will require medical emergency treatment as is the norm every year. The evening news and local papers will have the usual stories of property loss and then all becomes quiet until the next year when the whole process starts again.
It seems that a catastrophic event must occur before any real enforcement of fireworks will become a reality.
Earl M. Haas
Lake Stevens
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