{"id":52946,"date":"2014-06-23T15:59:53","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T22:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=52946"},"modified":"2014-06-26T16:18:52","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T23:18:52","slug":"palmdale-station-issues-illegal-fireworks-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/06\/23\/palmdale-station-issues-illegal-fireworks-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"Palmdale Station issues illegal fireworks warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_16769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16769\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/fireworks-seized-palmdale.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16769\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/fireworks-seized-palmdale.jpg\" alt=\"More than 300 pounds of illegal fireworks were seized in Palmdale on July 4, 2012. (Photo courtesy: LASD)\" width=\"624\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/fireworks-seized-palmdale.jpg 624w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/fireworks-seized-palmdale-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 300 pounds of illegal fireworks were seized in Palmdale on July 4, 2012. (Photo courtesy: LASD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>PALMDALE \u2013 Despite numerous warnings and costly penalties, illegal fireworks continue to\u00a0keep local law enforcement busy, year after year, on the Fourth of July. Last year, the Palmdale Sheriff Station\u2019s Partners Against Crime team responded to 112 fireworks disturbance calls and wrote 34 citations for illegal fireworks. In 2012, the team seized more than 300 pounds of illegal fireworks and wrote 24 citations within the city of Palmdale.<\/p>\n<p>This year, officials are again warning local residents: Celebrating the Fourth of July with illegal fireworks will not be tolerated in the City of Palmdale or in the County of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Penalties for using illegal fireworks include fines of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">$2,500 for a first offense,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">$5,000 for a second offense, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">$10,000 for a third offense.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The only fireworks that may be legally used within Palmdale city limits are <em>\u201cSafe &amp; Sane\u201d<\/em> fireworks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52947\" style=\"width: 221px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/S-and-S-Fire-Marshal-Seal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52947\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/S-and-S-Fire-Marshal-Seal.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cSafe &amp; Sane\u201d fireworks bear the official label of the State Fire Marshal.\" width=\"221\" height=\"243\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cSafe &amp; Sane\u201d fireworks bear the official label of the State Fire Marshal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cSafe &amp; Sane\u201d fireworks bear the official label of the State Fire Marshal and will go on sale at firework booths throughout the city this Saturday, June 28, starting 12 p.m. <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/06\/06\/fireworks-go-on-sale-in-palmdale-june-28\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more here<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>No fireworks \u2013 not even \u201cSafe &amp; Sane\u201d fireworks \u2013 will be permitted in Fire Zone 4 because it is considered a high-risk area for fire.<\/p>\n<p>Fire Zone 4 includes all areas south of the Aqueduct, the Anaverde housing track, and neighborhoods located on the south side of Rancho Vista Boulevard until Avenue N-8 and 60th Street West.<\/p>\n<p>View the \u201cNo Fireworks Zone\u201d maps <a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/NoFireworksZoneRVzoom-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/NoFireworksZoneCitywide-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An interactive map on the city of Palmdale\u2019s website allows residents to see if they live in a \u2018no fireworks zone\u2019 area where \u2018Safe and Sane\u2019 fireworks are not allowed. Access the <a href=\"http:\/\/gis.cityofpalmdale.org\/firemap.asp\" target=\"_blank\">interactive map here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSafe &amp; Sane\u201d fireworks are only permitted in the city of Palmdale. All other Los Angeles County areas within the Antelope Valley DO NOT ALLOW \u201cSafe &amp; Sane\u201d fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>For questions or concerns regarding illegal or \u201cSafe &amp; Sane\u201d fireworks, contact Deputy Jodi Wolfe at 661-272-2520 or email jewolfe@alsd.org.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Previous related story<\/span>: <a title=\"Fireworks go on sale in Palmdale June 28\" href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/06\/06\/fireworks-go-on-sale-in-palmdale-june-28\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fireworks go on sale in Palmdale June 28<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PALMDALE \u2013 Despite numerous warnings and costly penalties, illegal fireworks continue to\u00a0keep local law enforcement busy, year after year, on the Fourth of July. Last year, the Palmdale Sheriff Station\u2019s Partners Against Crime team responded to 112 fireworks disturbance calls and wrote 34 citations for illegal fireworks. In 2012, the team seized more than 300 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52946"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52946\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}