The risk of fire, the effects on pets and rising costs are cooling people’s ardor to set off pyrotechnics.
Decked out in patriotic red, white and blue, the Fourth of July is a federal holiday commemorating our nation’s declaration of independence from England. But with skyrocketing prices, an upswing in illegal lighting, tougher regulations and myriad other challenges facing the use of pyrotechnics in California, it seems to be getting harder and harder to continue a tradition started by one of our Founding Fathers back in 1776.
All the rain and snow of earlier this year has led to California not being in an “extreme” drought for the first time since April 2020, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Positive as that may sound in terms of fire danger, it’s actually a double-edged sword, says the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for unincorporated areas of Orange County.
Seaside or inland, communities up and down the Golden State are seeing a surge in illegal fireworks-related calls, and many first responders will say that the number has escalated since the COVID-19 pandemic. The need to let off steam during confining lockdown conditions is often blamed.
“Tragically, individuals and businesses involved in these preventable incidents rarely face federal, state or local prosecution or civil lawsuits,” Revell said. Both Pahrump, located about a 90-minute drive from Las Vegas, and Schurz, a town of 721 southeast of Reno on the Walker River Indian Reservation, have spots where shooting off fireworks is legal. Evident by the unceasing aerial assaults above many urban Southern California skies, however, what’s bought in Nevada doesn’t necessarily stay in Nevada.
Big spenders will be pleased that the most expensive assortments in California are holding steady at $800. Still, that’s a $300 jump from only a few years ago for TNT’s Big Bang and Phantom’s Backyard Bash. Oh, the escalating cost of raw materials, fuel, labor and other factors.
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