Local officials stress fire danger during uptick in illegal fireworks use

THE COMPLAINTS HAVEN'T GONEUNNOTICED BY LOCAL LAWENFORCEMENT AGENCIES EITHERFOX FORTY'S LONNY WONGREPORTS.POLICE NATIONWIDE HAVEALWAYS HAD TO CONTEND WITH THEILLEGAL FIREWORKS.

BUT SOMEFEEL THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN HASNARROWED THE CHOICES OFACTIVITIES FOR THE RESTLESSRESIDENTS OF HER THE NIGHTLYFOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS.

THETHEORY IS THAT TONIGHT ANDTOMORROW NIGHT THE VOLUME OFILLEGAL FIREWORKS WILL GROW.RETAILERS SAY MORE PEOPLE AREBUYING LEGAL FIREWORKS THISYEAR.

AFTER COMMUNITIES BEGANCANCELING LARGE FIREWORKSSHOWS THERE COULD BE A BIGGERCHANCE THAT THEY WILL BE USEDINCORRECTLY STATES IS DRY ASYOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME.AND ANY SPARK WHAT ABOUTSOME FIREWORKS LEGAL ORILLEGAL OR ANYTHING ELSEBARBECUES CAN IGNITE A LARGEFIRE.DESPITE THE HUGE VOLUME OFFIREWORKS SALES THIS YEARLOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS HOPE THATTHOSE WHO BUY THEM WILL USETHEM RESPONSIBLY AS FORILLEGAL FIREWORKS PEOPLEDAMAGE IS JUST AS CONCERNINGAS PROPERTY DAMAGE BASICALLYCOMPOUND RATE BEGINNINGTONIGHT, CITRUS HEIGHTS ISTEAMING WITH SACRAMENTO METROFIRE TO LOOK FOR VIOLATORS.THEIR SOLE PURPOSE.CATCHING CULPRITS OF THEACT HAS ALWAYS BEEN TOUGH BYTHE TIME THE OFFICERS ABLE TOGET THAT AREA RIGHT THOSEFIREWORKS MAYBE HAVE SEESTHAT'S WHY LOCAL POLICEOFFICERS THIS YEAR ARE USING AFREE PHONE APP CALLED NAIL HIMCITIZENS CAN SEND IN PICTURESOR INFORMATION WITH AUTOMATICGPS COORDINATES FIREWORKSTEAMS USING OFFICERS CODEENFORCEMENT AND FIREPERSONNEL.ACTIVELY CONNECTED WITH THESYSTEM TODAY WE'LL BEMONITORING THE LIVE.AND WE'LL BE SPOT ASEND-OFF TO OFFICERS OUT INTHE FOR HOPEFULLY A MORE APROMPT RESPONSE.

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