Complaints About Illegal Fireworks in Portland Pour in, but City Ban Might Be Working

What are SLO County agencies doing about illegal fireworks? ‘Its own version of warfare’

Thousands report illegal fireworks in Portland through new complaint system

Portland fire officials are touting their inaugural fireworks complaint platform as a success, after seeing a 13% reduction in 911 calls and a nearly 70% drop in emergency call answer times.The new reporting platform launched ahead of the Fourth of July to allow residents to report nuisance fireworks online. Complainants using the form can report specific information about the location and time of fireworks usage. They can even drop pins on the …

Complaints about illegal fireworks in Portland pour in, but city ban might be working

More than 4,300 complaints about illegal fireworks have flooded Portland Fire & Rescue’s new, non-emergency online reporting tool since it launched on July 1, the city said.

Large drop in fireworks calls in Cedar Rapids this year & drop in citations

Cedar Rapids saw a 45% drop in calls for service for fireworks this past holiday weekend compared to last year, according to data from fire officials.From June