California Fireworks Bans for the 4th: List of Cities | Heavy.com
The Fourth of July is coming, and with it returns the same debate about whether fireworks should happen at all in California.
With many areas under a red flag warning and immense fires burning throughout the state, the question is coming up again.
There's still no consensus.
But if you're wondering where fireworks are banned and what's going on with red flag warnings for the Fourth, we have all the details for you here.
Read on for more.
SacBee posted an editorial today about how California really should just ban fireworks altogether across the state because of the fire concerns.
They cited the huge County Fire, the Pawnee Fire that's still burning, the red flag warnings, and the October wine country fires of examples why the risk just isn't worth it.
Although some fireworks are illegal, there are still "safe and sane" fireworks which can be purchased.
Here are details about what the rules currently are in California.
Certain Types of Fireworks Are Banned Statewide & Some Cities Ban Fireworks Completely.
In the entire state of California, certain types of fireworks are banned, including sky rockets, bottle rockets, Roman candles, aerial shells, firecrackers, and other fireworks that go into the air, explode, or move on the ground "in an uncontrollable manner.
" Fireworks that don't carry a "Safe and Sane" seal are illegal throughout the state and convictions can bring a $50,000 fine.
Los Angeles has banned all fireworks and does not even have an exception for "safe and sane" fireworks.
Despite this, the use of illegal fireworks increases every year.
In 2017, 8,204 calls were made to the LAPD about illegal fireworks.
And in 2017, 28 calls were made about fires that started because of those fireworks.
However, despite the ban, there are still a number of legal fireworks shows in the Los Angeles area.
It's simply that citizens can't set off their own fireworks.
San Diego has a similar ban, the San Diego Tribune reported, while also advocating for the city to one day allow safe and sane fireworks again.
In addition, only nine cities on the Central Coast don't ban fireworks altogether, KEYT reported. The nine cities that allow the sale of safe and sane fireworks on the Central Coast are: Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, Oceano, San Miguel, Templeton, Santa Maria, Guadalupe, Lompoc, and Fillmore.
However, even if you buy fireworks in those areas, you still can't use them in areas where they are banned.
Professional fireworks shows may still be put on in banned cities.
Mercury News reported that within the Bay Area and Monterey and Santa Cruz counties, only a dozen cities allow the sale of safe and sane fireworks.
These include San Bruno, Pacifica, Union City, Newark, Dublin, Gilroy, Seaside, Watsonville, Petaluma, Sebastopol, Rohnert Park and Cloverdale.
In fact, Gilroy is the only area in Santa Clara County that allows safe and sane fireworks.
In fact, in Seaside, police will be flying drones to look for illegal fireworks on the Fourth.
All fireworks are also banned within the city of Fremont, including safe and sane fireworks.
Los Padres National Forest also has a complete fireworks ban.
If you're wondering if your city has a complete ban, it might be easier to either call your local police department or to just look at the list below of communities that allow safe and sane fireworks.
These Communities Allow Safe & Sane Fireworks in California.
Many cities in California still allow residents to purchase "safe and sane" fireworks that don't leave the ground or explode in the air.
In fact, nearly 300 California communities allow Safe and Sane fireworks, Cal Fire reported.
(Check your local community's guidelines first, however.).
According to CAL FIRE, the communities that allow Safe and Sane fireworks include the following.
(Hashtags indicate unincorporated areas.
In Southern California: .
Imperial County.
Brawley Calexico Calipatria El Centro Westmorland Winterhaven.
Los Angeles County.
Alhambra Artesia Azusa Baldwin Park Bell Bell Gardens Bellflower Carson Commerce Compton Cudahy Downey Duarte El Monte Gardena Hawaiian Gardens Hawthorne Huntington Park Industry Inglewood Irwindale La Mirada La Puente Lakewood Lawndale Lynwood Maywood Montebello Monterey Park Norwalk Palmdale Paramount Pico Rivera Rosemead Santa Fe Springs South El Monte South Gate Temple City Vernon.
Orange County.
Anaheim Buena Park Costa Mesa Fullerton Garden Grove Huntington Beach Santa Ana Stanton Villa Park Westminster.
Riverside County.
Blythe Cathedral City Coachella Desert Hot Springs Indio.
San BernardinoCounty.
Adelanto Barstow Chino Colton Fontana Grand Terrace Rialto San Bernardino.
Ventura County. Fillmore.
In Central California: . Fresno County.
Clovis Coalinga Easton* Firebaugh Fowler Fresno Fresno County* Huron Kerman Kingsburg Laton* Mendota Orange Cove Parlier Reedley Riverdale* Sanger San Joaquin Selma.
Inyo County.
Big Pine* Bishop Independence* Lone Pine* Inyo County*.
Kern County.
Arvin Bakersfield California City Delano Kern County* Lamont* Maricopa McFarland Mojave* Oildale* Ridgecrest Rosamond* Shafter Taft Wasco.
Kings County.
Armona* Avenal Corcoran Kings County* Hanford Kettleman City* Lemoore Stratford*.
Madera County.
Chowchilla Madera Madera County*.
Merced County.
Atwater Dos Palos Gustine Merced Merced County Livingston Los Banos.
Mono County. Bridgeport* Mono County*.
San Joaquin County.
Lodi Ripon Tracy Vernalis* Escalon Manteca Lathrop Stockton.
San Luis ObispoCounty.
Arroyo Grande Grover Beach Oceano* San Miguel* Templeton*.
Santa BarbaraCounty.
Guadalupe Lompoc Santa Maria.
Stanislaus County.
Ceres Denair* Empire* Hughson Keyes* Modesto Newman Oakdale Patterson Riverbank Salida* Stanislaus County* Turlock Waterford Westley*.
Tulare County.
Dinuba Earlimart* Exeter Farmersville Goshen* Lindsay Pixley* Porterville Strathmore* Terra Bella* Tulare Tulare County* Visalia Woodlake Orosi* Ivanhoe*.
And in Northern California: .
Alameda County. Dublin Newark Union City.
Amador County .
Ione Jackson Plymouth Sutter Creek.
Butte County. Gridley Oroville.
Calaveras County.
Angels Camp Calaveras County* Murphys* San Andreas* Valley Springs* Copperopolis* Mokelumne Hill*.
Colusa County.
Arbuckle* Colusa Maxwell* Williams.
Del Norte County.
Crescent City Fort Dicks* Klamath* Del Norte County*.
Glenn County.
Hamilton City* Orland Willows.
Humboldt County.
Alder Point* Arcata Carlotta* Eureka Ferndale Fieldbrook* Hydesville* Fortuna Garberville* Hoopa* Humboldt County* McKinleyville* Orick* Redway* Rio Dell Trinidad.
Lake County. Lakeport.
Lassen County. Susanville.
Modoc County. Adin* Alturas.
Monterey County.
Gonzales Greenfield King City Marina Salinas Seaside Soledad.
Napa County. Helena.
Placer County. Lincoln Rocklin Roseville.
Sacramento County.
Citrus Heights Elk Grove Elverta* Folsom Galt Isleton Rancho Cordova North Highlands* Carmichael* Fair Oaks* Antelope* Rio Linda* Sacramento Sacramento County* Walnut Grove*.
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