A public display will be available at Lake McClure on Saturday, June 29 at approximately 9:00 P.M. and at Bass Lake on Thursday, July 4 at 9:00 P.M.
CAL FIRE Peace Officers will be out in full force. Anyone caught with fireworks will be cited and fireworks confiscated. Violation of fireworks laws are subject to a maximum $1,000 fine and up to one year in a county jail. However, if large quantities of dangerous fireworks are found, prosecutors could charge the violator with a felony, punishable by up to three years in the California State Prison and fines up to $50,000. A person who starts a fire, using fireworks, will be charged with negligence.
In addition to Peace Officers, CAL FIRE Volunteers in Prevention (VIP’s), Amateur Radio Operators (HAMs), and Mariposa County Fire, will be conducting fire patrol. The extra staffing provides CAL FIRE with additional "eyes & ears" for heightened awareness for the public. Each patrol is made up of volunteers in radio equipped mobile units assigned to designated routes in the Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit (MMU). They will report fires in their early stages, identify and report situations that may cause fires and will be highly visible to serve as a deterrent to arsonists.
It’s important everyone do their part to prevent wildfires.
CAL FIRE wishes everyone a safe holiday and remember one less spark means one less wildfire.
For additional information please visit fire.ca.gov or ReadyForWildfire.org.
Source: CAL FIRE
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