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Police, fire say July 4 enforcement reduced fireworks activity; city reports seizures and citations
Summary
Police and fire presented an after-action report on July 4 fireworks enforcement. Staff credited targeted letters, drone and ‘flock’ detection and increased patrols with lowering reports and seizures; council received the report and asked for continued outreach and improvements to hotlines and hotspot messaging.
Seaside public-safety officials told council Aug. 7 that a combination of proactive outreach, drone surveillance, sound-detection sensors and additional patrols produced lower fireworks complaints and effective enforcement during the July 4 period.
Police Chief Nick Borges said the department deployed 19 additional officers, eight drone pilots and increased use of Flock explosion-sound detection. The department mailed more than 130…
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