Fireworks-related emergencies and property loss reduced

 

 

SUPERVISOR MICHAEL D. ANTONOVICH     Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, 5th District     869 Hahn Hall of Administration ~ 500 West Temple Street ~ Room 869     Los Angeles, CA 90012                                          www.antonovich.com

       

 

PRESS RELEASE

Contact:  Tony Bell, Communications Deputy    Office:  (213) 974-5555   Cell: (213) 215-5176    E-mail:  tbell@bos.lacounty.gov

 

 

   July 15, 2008                                                                                                              For Immediate Release

 

FIREWORKS-RELATED EMERGENCIES REDUCED IN 2008

 

LOS ANGELES COUNTY – Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich announced that fireworks-related emergency incidents and property loss in Los Angeles County was down this year compared to the previous year. 

 

In its report, the Los Angeles County Fire Department revealed a decrease in the number of structure fires, grass fires, and miscellaneous fires caused by illegal or safe and sane fireworks.   There were no injuries reported this year -- four were reported in 2007. 

Property loss amounts decreased from nearly $600,000 in 2007 to $100 this year. 

 

The County Fire Department’s Command and Control Facility received 2,173 calls and 1,157 required investigation and personnel dispatched.

 

 

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