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Escondido officials urge public to report illegal fireworks ahead of Fourth of July
Summary
Fire Chief John Tanger and Mayor Dane White warned that illegal fireworks cause fires and injuries and asked residents to report incidents to the City of Escondido nonemergency line, without specifying a phone number.
Fire Chief John Tanger and Mayor Dane White urged Escondido residents to report illegal fireworks and to celebrate safely ahead of the Fourth of July.
The message matters because illegal fireworks, officials said, have led to fires and injuries that put residents and first responders at risk: “Every year, our crews respond to fires and injuries that are caused by illegal fireworks. It's not worth the risk,” Fire Chief John Tanger said. He instructed residents: “To report non permitted fireworks, please call the City of Escondido non emergency line and provide your location.”
Mayor Dane White repeated the safety warning and framed it as a community-respect issue as well as a public-safety one, saying, “And outside of the danger and the illegality, it's important to remember we need to respect our neighbors, in particular with neighbors with dogs or maybe veterans with PTSD.” He also encouraged residents to report incidents: “If you see something, say something, and you can report illegal fireworks through the Escondido Police Department's nonemergency number. It's important to remember, in Escondido, we celebrate safely.”
The announcements combined public-safety concerns (fires and injuries), legal reminders (that fireworks are illegal within the city), and neighbor-focused appeals (disturbance to pets and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder). The officials did not provide a telephone number in the remarks; Chief Tanger and Mayor White directed callers to the City of Escondido nonemergency line or the Escondido Police Department nonemergency number.
