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Several San Diego County cities are putting police drones in the air this Fourth of July weekend to enforce a fireworks ban and catch the people who ignore it.
Oceanside, Escondido, and Carlsbad updated their ordinances this year to pair steep fines with drone-and-ground patrols, following California cities like Chino and San Bernardino that tried the approach earlier.
Cal Fire is backing the message that every consumer firework is illegal in the county. The driver is fire. After an extremely dry June and a run of early wildfires, these departments decided a drone overhead beats a fire truck too late.
The cities stacked fines on top of drone patrols
Oceanside adopted the toughest ordinance in May, declaring illegal fireworks a public nuisance and setting fines that start at $1,000 and climb to $10,000 in a single calendar year for repeat offenders, with a 50% cut in the first year so residents can adjust. Escondido updated its ordinance in June with drone enforcement and fines up to $1,000, and Carlsbad adopted its version in April…