{"id":327899,"date":"2026-07-02T23:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T23:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/327899\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T23:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T23:52:14","slug":"fireworks-sparklers-banned-in-2-tampa-bay-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/327899\/","title":{"rendered":"Fireworks, Sparklers Banned In 2 Tampa Bay Counties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhile we understand that fireworks have long been a part of holiday traditions, residents should be aware that even a single spark can ignite dry grass, brush, landscaping, or structures and quickly lead to a dangerous fire,\u201d officials said, adding, \u201cAlthough sparklers are often viewed as harmless, they can burn at temperatures exceeding 1,200 degrees and are capable of igniting dry vegetation and causing serious injuries.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Professionally conducted and permitted fireworks displays are allowed under the ban, which fire officials encourage residents and visitors to enjoy over the holiday weekend. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPublic displays are permitted and conducted under controlled conditions with appropriate safety measures in place. Our firefighters, paramedics, lifeguards, dispatchers, and public safety personnel will be on duty throughout the holiday protecting our community,\u201d officials said. <\/p>\n<p>For those cooking outdoors, barbecue grills and pits that don\u2019t exceed 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet in height are allowed. Those who are grilling are asked to use extreme caution.<\/p>\n<p>See Also:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cWhile we understand that fireworks have long been a part of holiday traditions, residents should be aware that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":327900,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-327899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=327899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/327900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=327899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=327899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}