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

Roseville city council to increase fines for illegal fireworks

Law enforcement and emergency responders could charge the person for the actual costs of responding to a call for illegal fireworks on top of the fine. Read More

Dangerous L.A. street takeover included illegal fireworks, near-misses

The Los Angeles Police Department shut down an illegal street takeover that featured plenty of fireworks early Sunday morning. Authorities responded to the intersection of South Figueroa Street ... Read More

Brush fire prompts temporary closure of SR-170 in North Hollywood

CHP issued a SigAlert for the Burbank Boulevard off-ramp due to the fire, which was creating heavy smoke in the area. Read More

Elk Grove strengthens 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

California man killed in house fire, cause of the fire under investigation

The fire, contained to a single room, was put out by about 40 firefighters in 14 minutes, LAFD said. A 52-year-old man was pronounced dead in his residence. 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

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

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

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