Fireballs in the Galactic Halo and $\gamma$-Ray Bursts

If gamma ray burst sources are in the galactic halo they inevitably involve a creation of an opaque pair plasma fireball, just like in cosmological sources. We find that the typical physical conditions in a galactic halo fireball are: optical depth $\text{ap}{10}^8$, thermal energy $\text{ap}100KeV$, maximal relativstic expansion $\text{G}\text{ap}300$ and a maximal baryonic load of $\text{ap}{10}^{-15}{M}_{\odot }$. This does not rule out galctic halo models but it poses an addtional severe constraint on all such sources. A comparison of these conditions with the physical conditions at cosmological fireballs reveal that galactic halo fireballs are less favorable than cosmological ones as sources of gamma ray bursts.