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Salinas outlines 2026 fireworks enforcement plan: drones, outreach and $1,500-per-fuse citations
Summary
Fire Marshal Chris Knapp detailed a fireworks enforcement plan using multidisciplinary teams, marked and unmarked vehicles, drone surveillance and administrative citations mailed to property owners; funding comes from a 7% surcharge with an estimated balance of about $68,000 and fines of $1,500 per witnessed fuse.
Chris Knapp, division chief and fire marshal, presented the Salinas Fire and Police Departments' 2026 fireworks enforcement plan at the April 7 council meeting.
Knapp described a multi-department fireworks task force that pairs police or fire personnel with other city staff to patrol neighborhoods, gather photo and video evidence and generate administrative citations that are mailed to identified property owners. The city will deploy multilingual signs at 17 locations beginning June 1, distribute printed materials at safe-and-sane booths and share information through press releases…
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