Please leave fireworks to the professionals during July 4th celebrations
As the Fourth of July holiday quickly approaches, the Montecito Fire Department reminds the community that fireworks are dangerous and therefore, illegal in all unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County, including Montecito.
The manufacturing, storage, sale, handling and use of all fireworks poses an extreme safety risk to our community and is strictly prohibited in all areas of the Montecito Fire Protection District. Setting off fireworks may lead to injury, property damage or wildfire ignition. All fireworks, including “safe & sane” fireworks such as sparklers, are prohibited in Montecito.
Vegetation in Montecito is on track to reach critically dry levels by mid-summer. Current fuel moisture readings of local chaparral is 20-30 percent drier than this same time last year. This means the vegetation is highly receptive to burning and any spark that lands in brush has potential to cause a wildfire…