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Pasco council hears community frustration over aerial fireworks and enforcement limits
Summary
Police and fire officials told the council aerial fireworks remain illegal; presenters and residents said calls surge around July 4 and other events but enforcement and prosecution are difficult. Council asked staff to research ordinance models and non‑enforcement options such as education and designated legal sites.
Fire Chief Kevin Crowley and representatives of the police department briefed the Pasco City Council on Monday on the city’s fireworks policy and enforcement challenges, saying aerial fireworks remain illegal and that July 4 and other celebratory events produce a sharp increase in calls for service.
“Even though the ban was in place, people still got fireworks,” the chief said in a historical summary of Pasco’s policy. Staff noted the original blanket ban (1996) was later relaxed in 2018 to allow ‘safe and sane’ consumer fireworks — defined as…
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