Personal fireworks banned on Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel and Marco Island on Fourth of July

In honor of America's 250th anniversary, communities across the Gulf Coast will light up the night skies with fireworks. But there are some places where the setting off of personal fireworks is banned, even if the state allows it on the Fourth of July.

The setting off of personal fireworks is prohibited under local ordinance in the following Gulf Coast communities:

• Fort Myers Beach
• Sanibel
• Marco Island

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