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Local fire districts enjoy quiet weekend

DAVENPORT – The burn and fireworks bans instituted by fire districts across Lincoln County over the Fourth of July holiday weekend appear to have done the trick in preventing catastrophic fires, as no firework-related fires were reported or required response in the greater Davenport/Harrington/Reardan area.

Fire District No. 5, which covers the Davenport area, had no fires to respond to last weekend in city limits or district wide.

“My phone was quiet,” District No. 5 chief Craig Sweet said. “Compared to what it could’ve been, I have to say it was a rather mild weekend.”

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