A Northern California home faces a $100,000 citation after fire officials said drones captured people setting off numerous illegal fireworks during the Fourth of July holiday.
The citation, tied to a gathering at a home in Sacramento’s Del Paso Heights neighborhood, is the largest disclosed so far by the Sacramento Fire Department from this year’s holiday crackdown, according to KCRA. The agency said it issued about 70 citations on July 4 alone, totaling roughly $300,000, and was still reviewing potential violations from July 2 and 3.
California cities and counties have increasingly turned to drones, higher fines and property owner liability rules to deter illegal fireworks as dry conditions, wildfire risk and holiday crowds create dangerous conditions…