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Residents and police debate fireworks enforcement after loud, damaging July 4 reports
Summary
Fountain — Residents told the Fountain City Council on July 8 that fireworks use over the July 4 holiday was unusually loud and dangerous this year, and the police chief said enforcement that night emphasized safety education because officers were outnumbered in neighborhoods.
Fountain — Residents told the Fountain City Council on July 8 that fireworks use over the July 4 holiday was unusually loud and dangerous this year, with some reporting property damage and debris landing in yards. Police leadership said enforcement was limited by officer safety concerns and staffing, and that the problem is regional.
"they weren't pretty, they were just loud and obnoxious," resident Frank Carrick told the council during public comment, describing fireworks in his neighborhood east of Little Ranches and reporting damaged property and injuries to neighbors.
Police response and constraints
Fountain's police chief (identified in the meeting transcript as the chief) said the department received 14 calls about fireworks on July 4 and that enforcement that night…
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