 Jim Wallman, a meteorologist there, chalks it up to two wet winters and the significant grass growth they brought. June also brought high temperatures he says have sped their drying, just in time for the 4th of July. Wallman had some straightforward advice for anyone planning on using fireworks. Don't use them in the wildlands or in urban areas near them. If you're going to use them, be smart about it. I mean, that's really the bottom line.