Recently, city officials put out a public warning regarding the use of fireworks in the Santa Clarita Valley on or around July 4th. SCV firefighters demonstrated that sparklers could light clothes on fire and blow up watermelons simply by touching them. All fireworks are illegal in the city, including the "safe and sane" varieties. Not only is the area typically dry, but the multi-year drought has made things much worse. It only takes one spark to potentially ignite a wildfire that could burn hu...