Cal Fire San Diego captain warns against using illegal fireworks on New Year's

“People like to celebrate New Year’s with firework activity, but it is illegal ... County Fire, told NBC 7. According to CAL FIRE, 20,000 acres have been burned in California with fireworks ... Read More

Elk Grove strenghtens penalties for use of illegal fireworks. Here's what that means.

"It's worse when it goes until the wee hours of the morning where none of us sleep." Anderson said she's called the police in the past about the illegal activity. "We've had fires in my neighborhood ... Read More

What to know about legal fireworks in your state this Fourth of July

they remain illegal in some parts of the state. Daniel Berlant, who oversees the fireworks program for the California Office of the State Fire Marshal, told ABC News that the agency tests all ... Read More

Man dies after illegal fireworks blast on Fourth of July, California reports say

Fireworks blasts ... another in separate Southern California incidents on the Fourth of July, authorities told news sources. A Montebello man died after an illegal fireworks blast in his front ... Read More

Police crack down on illegal fireworks amid fire danger

Shaul Turner reports on what to do if there are illegal fireworks in your area. One of Colorado’s most well-known trails is still under reconstruction after being destroyed in a 2020 fire. Read More

Fireworks Can Spark Insurance Nightmares

Those are some eye ... fireworks-related injuries, according to the United States Consumer Safety Commission. More than half (57%) of the injuries are burns. And let’s not forget about the fires ... Read More

Legal fireworks permit sales start today

Fire officials are concerned about fireworks, legal and illegal, and the drier conditions as New Year’s approaches. The Maui News / LEE IMADA ... only one spark to cause major damage. Read More

Illegal fireworks are booming

“Even if they want to remain anonymous, we would appreciate if they could direct us to ... booming fireworks are already illegal, there is not much more the department can do. Fire Services ... Read More

Fire News

TFD was dispatched to the house fire on the 2000 block of Padlock Place around 2:20 a.m. Monday, Feb. 21. Early Sunday morning, Tallahassee Fire Department responded to a call of a house fire on ... Read More

Fireworks blamed for church fire

Hileman said he could not immediately confirm the teenagers’ stories, but he was confident about the fire’s cause. “There is no question that fireworks started this,” he said, adding ... Read More

Measure addressing California fire insurance crisis advances in Senate

The Senate Committee on Insurance passed a bill Wednesday that lawmakers said will address the cost and availability of fire insurance in California. Read More