Problems associated with fireworks – especially the illegal kind – have plagued Orange County cities for years.
Stanton, however, is taking steps to use financial penalties and other approaches to curb the dangers posed by the unlawful pyrotechnics. As part of its enforcement program in 2025, the city issued administrative citations to 18 properties ranging from $1,000 to $300,000.
Seventeen of those cited have entered into settlement agreements with negotiated citation amounts of $10,000 or less. The money recovered through those citations will go toward:…