Re: [californiadisasters] Fireworks Could Fuel Fires

Duh!!!

or

Ya think?!

But still a lot of people won't "get it". Today (Sat) in LA Co, units
responded to a reported brush fire alongside the SR14 Freeway. Turned out to
be a smoldering mattress.

Really?!! Someone dropped a smoldering mattress into brush response area? In
the heart of fire season?

If there's a maximum potential for stupidity, I haven't seen it reached yet.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim Noyes" <kimnoyes@gmail.com>
To: "CaliforniaDisasters" <californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 3:37 PM
Subject: [californiadisasters] Fireworks Could Fuel Fires

Handle with care: Fireworks could fuel fires

- By Sean Longoria <http://www.redding.com/staff/sean-longoria/>
- Redding Recrod-Searchlight
- Record Searchlight
- Posted July 1, 2011 at 11:46 p.m.

As triple-digit temperatures dry out the north state for the July Fourth
weekend, local fire officials are reminding everyone of local fireworks
laws.

Temperatures should hit 102 degrees today and stay at that level through
Monday, according to the National Weather Service. That means dry grass will
get even drier, supplying plenty of fuel for fires.

Even though Shasta County saw rainfall Tuesday the area had already dried
out pretty well before that and even after, said Linda Galvan, spokeswoman
for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

"It dried out pretty quick," Galvan said.

Any wind accelerates that drying, she said.

Fireworks are illegal in Shasta County and anyone caught with fireworks
faces a fine of up to $1,000, fire officials said.

On top of that, anyone who sparks a blaze with fireworks — even accidentally
— will be billed for the cost of fire suppression, Galvan said.

That suppression can cost thousands of dollars and even more depending on
the size of the blaze and how many units are dispatched, she said. An air
tanker, for example, could add $5,000 to a suppression bill.

On July Fourth last year Redding firefighters dealt with a small spot blaze
sparked by fireworks near Orchard Supply Hardware on South Street. Five days
later a child playing with fireworks sparked a quarter-acre blaze behind the
Enterprise High School baseball field.

Fireworks are legal in Tehama County and are sold at countless stands
throughout the county, said Kevin Colburn, spokesman for the Tehama-Glenn
Cal Fire unit. Despite that, people should still take extra care when
dealing with fireworks.

The dealers are closely inspected by the county fire marshal to ensure
they're selling only state-approved fireworks, Colburn said.

But, Galvan said, anyone who makes the quick jump over the county line to
buy from legal stands in Cottonwood will still be held accountable should
they bring fireworks into Shasta County.

"It's not on the sellers," she said. Galvan encourages everyone to go to one
of many public fireworks displays throughout the weekend and not risk
starting a fire or risking injury with at-home fireworks.

"We're just trying to save lives, save homes and save property," she said.

Source: http://www.redding.com/news/2011/jul/01/handle-with-care/
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