Riverside County officials are urging residents to celebrate safely this Fourth of July holiday weekend by attending public firework displays and being safe around water.
“It’s really important that people realize that those fireworks cause fires, not only wildland fires, but structure fires as well,” Fire Chief Bill Weiser said earlier this week in an interview with The Riverside Record. “It’s important that people don’t use fireworks.”
All fireworks, including “safe and sane” fireworks, are illegal in unincorporated Riverside County as well as the vast majority of incorporated cities. The cities of Blythe, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs and Indio allow the use of “safe and sane” fireworks, which are non-explosive and labeled with an official seal from the State Fire Marshal…