With no end to 100 degree temperatures or rain in sight, area municipalities have been announcing the decision not to run Fourth of July fireworks shows as safety precautions.

Although the City of Hazelwood has not canceled it's show, it is weighing the option.

In an effort to balance the need to protect the safety of audience members and nearby residential properties with the decision to proceed with the City’s Fourth of July pyro-musical fireworks display, Hazelwood officials are carefully looking at how the heat and lack of rain may affect the upcoming holiday.

They are also considering how the drought conditions might impact the community, given the fact they will be dealing with drifting fallout from 1,700 aerial shells launched during the program. 

White Birch Park is a unique venue in that it provides a more intimate setting for annual fireworks show. It also gives the Hazelwood Fire Department a more complicated situation to manage in regards to the exposure created by a nearby wooded area.

Hazelwood officials plan to make their final decision on whether the fireworks show is a go or not on Monday, July 2.

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• 1 in 6 Americans Get Food-borne Illness: 4 Steps to a Safe 4th of July Barbeque
• Hazelwood's Fourth of July Fireworks Show to be the Best One Yet
• Missouri Ophthalmologists Caution Parents: Children at High Risk for Fireworks Eye Injuries