Information provided by the Hollister Police Department.
The Hollister Police Department and Hollister Code Enforcement actively patrolled for illegal, dangerous fireworks over the Fourth of July holiday. A total of 34 citations were written for various illegal fireworks violations during this operational period, according to a police press release.
The FOREalert app was used for illegal fireworks reporting, along with calls to dispatch. The Illegal Fireworks Operation began at approximately 5 p.m. and concluded a little after 11 p.m. This year, the operation was changed to enforcement operations by police officers and code enforcement, thus allowing firefighters to be available in full strength for fire responses due to the dry conditions.
The Fireworks Operation began at 5 p.m. with a combined briefing with Hollister police officers and code enforcement officers. The mission of this operation was to enforce illegal, dangerous fireworks laws and local ordinances.
Hollister Fire Department reported possibly six fireworks-related fires on July 4 and another fireworks-related fire on July 3. See Hollister Fire Department’s pending press release for details.
The Hollister Police Department asks the public to call the non-emergency line at (831) 636-4331 or 911 for emergencies in relation to any further fireworks incidents or reports.
Statistics:
Calls to dispatch:
- 2018: 54
- 2017: 48
- 2016: 63
App reports:
- 2018: 632
- 2017: 613
- 2016: 90
Citations:
- 2018: 34
- 2017: 28
- 2016: 1
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