Sacramento Fire Hits Del Paso Heights Home With $100,000 Fireworks Citation as July 4 Fines Reach $300,000
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Updated · KCRA Sacramento · Jul 8
Sacramento Fire Hits Del Paso Heights Home With $100,000 Fireworks Citation as July 4 Fines Reach $300,000
3 articles · Updated · KCRA Sacramento · Jul 8
Summary
$100,000 is the largest illegal-fireworks citation Sacramento fire officials have issued so far this season, tied to a Del Paso Heights home where crews observed a gathering and numerous fireworks.
Drone crews counted devices as people unloaded fireworks from a U-Haul trailer that later caught fire; officials said fines can reach $10,000 per device, with amounts influenced by location and quantity.
Sacramento Fire issued 70 citations on July 4 totaling about $300,000 and said that figure will rise as crews finish reviewing incidents from July 2 and 3.
Crews also handled 100 fires and 292 service calls, but officials said the holiday was less severe than past years, with no structure or vehicle fires and no fireworks-related injuries.
Seven drones were deployed across the city, and the department credited surveillance messaging and stiffer penalties for helping its crackdown as it plans to add more drones.