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Snoqualmie fire chief reports no fireworks-related injuries on July 4; department reviewed fireworks setbacks after show
Summary
Fire Chief Kevin Bailey told council the department handled routine calls on July 4, inspected commercial fireworks stands beforehand, patrolled for illegal fireworks, and worked with pyrotechnicians after some live debris landed near the crowd at the community display.
Fire Chief Kevin Bailey told the Snoqualmie City Council on July 14 that the fire department received no confirmed fireworks-related calls or transports within the city on July 4 and that commercial fireworks stands passed inspection. Bailey said staffing allowed the city to keep an engine and an aid car staffed with three personnel each for 24 hours on the holiday.
The report matters because council members heard that public-safety staffing and pre-event inspections reduced the number of fireworks incidents and that the department is reviewing safety setbacks after live debris from the pyrotechnic show landed near the crowd.
Bailey said the department performed…
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