Mount Airy Resident Forms 'Firework Task Force' After Booms Heard Throughout City

Dan Koob reports.

TO DISTRICT FAMILIES AND STAFF.THEY ASK FOR OPINIONS OPTIONSTHE DISTRICT IS EXPLORING,VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS WILL ALSO BEHELD IN COMING WEEKS.THE SOUNDS OF EXPLOSIONDOZENS OF TIMES A DAY HAVE SOMEPHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS FED UPAND WONDERING WHAT CAN BE DONE,DAN KOOB SPOKE WITH A MT.

AIRYRESIDENT WHO WAS FORMING A TASKFORCE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.Reporter: IT'S A COALITIONWHOSE CREATOR SPANS THE ENTIRECITY.FOR WEEKS, FIREWORKS HAVE BEENPHILLY NIGHT SKY.CAUSING SO MUCH, THE MY SONIS AUTISTIC AND HE'S TERRIFIED.PEOPLE ARE CALLING ME BECAUSEYOUNG CHILDREN ARE SCARED.

.REPORTER: SHE STARTED WHATSHE CALLED A FIREWORKS TASKFORCE TO SOLVE THE, AFTER WEEKSOF LONG NIGHTS.IMPROMPTU DISPLAYS ENDING AROUND1:00 A.M.

AROUND HER HOME IN MT.AIRY.PHILLY PD RECEIVED CALLS RELATEDTO BOMBS OR EXPLOSIONS ACROSSTHE CITY FROM MAY 29 TO JUNE 16.LEAVING RESIDENTS TO WONDERWHAT'S GOING ON.YOU'RE TRYING TO SLEEP ANDTHEN THIS BOOM, BOOM, YOU DON'TKNOW IF IT'S PEOPLE BLOWING UPATMS, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.IT'S RIDICULOUS AND NEEDS TOSTOP IN 2017, CITY PASSEDLEGISLATION LEGALIZING THEPURCHASE OF EXPLOSIVE ORCONSUMER FIREWORKS.THINGS LIKE ROMAN CANDLES,BOTTLE ROCKETS AND FIRECRACKERS.SHE SAID THE LACK OF OVERSIGHTIS WHAT HER COALITION AIMS TOCORRECTWE NEED A SENSIBLE LAW MAKINGIT ILLEGAL TO SELL AND USE.THIS IS CREATING SUCH HAVOC.Reporter: SOME MET HER EFFORTWITH A COLLECTIVE HAD RUGONLINE.GREAT FOR YOU, IT'S NOT A BBGUN DEAL, THE A BIG DEAL FOR ALOT OF PEOPLE AND FOR VERYSERIOUS REASON, NOT JUST MINORINCONVENIENCE.Reporter: WE ASKED THE CITYTHIS AFTERNOON WHAT THEY PLAN ONDOING HEADING FORWARD ABOUT THEFIREWORKS ISSUE.THEY SAY THEY'RE AWARE OF AN