San Francisco, CA
Problems with illegal Fourth of July fireworks increasing around Bay Area, officials say
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Every year, cities around the Bay Area issue warnings about the dangers of illegal fireworks. And the use of illegal fireworks seems to escalate.
Illegal fireworks popped off on streets, in backyards, front yards and in open space.
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On the streets of San Francisco in the Mission District, a massive amount of illegal fireworks were fired off on July 4 around 11 p.m.
“Officers in the vicinity of 26th St. and Treat Ave. declared an illegal assembly due to a large amount of illegal fireworks being ignited. Those fireworks were being ignited and shot at the officers that were on the scene,” said Officer Robert Rueca with San Francisco Police.
Two arrests were made and officers formed a perimeter to prevent the crowd from coming back. No other citations were issued.
VIDEO: Illegal fireworks light up sky in Oakland
There are plenty of not-so-legal fireworks shows lighting up the Bay Area skies Friday night.
The San Francisco Fire Department reported wrestling with increased calls.
“We saw approximately a 20% increase in fireworks related calls this year compared to last year,” said Janet Atchan Follings, the San Francisco emergency management assistant deputy director.
Meanwhile across the bay, Oakland reported illegal fireworks lighting up the skies.
“There was definitely a nexus between the fireworks and the vegetation fires we battled this weekend. We had three multialarm vegetation fires, at least two of them we believe were started by fireworks. We had one structure fire where a family was displaced and we believe that was started by fireworks. And two dogs perished in that fire. These are real consequences,” said Chief Damon Covington with the Oakland Fire Department.
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The Oakland Police Department said they will soon release statistics on illegal fireworks citations.
In 2022 and in 2023, none were issued.
The San Jose Police Department said they fielded 252 fireworks-related calls for service. They did not specify if any citations were issued.
All of the Bay Area’s major cities reported an increase in fire and police calls for service over last year on the Fourth of July weekend despite pleas to the public to stop using illegal fireworks.
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San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder will resume her duties next week after taking a three-month leave of absence due to mental health.
“I’m coming clear-eyed and grounded and eager to serve in this role again,” Fielder said in a video posted to social media Tuesday.
Fielder was first elected in 2024 to serve District 9, which includes the Mission District and Bernal Heights and Portola neighborhoods. In late March of this year, her staffers announced she was taking a leave of absence to address an “acute personal health crisis” after missing a few weeks of Board of Supervisors meetings.
“I left the work that I love so much, not because I wanted to, but because my mental health demanded it, and I say that with no shame,” she said.
In the video statement, Fielder mentioned that the pressure of serving as a supervisor took a toll on her mental health.
“I’ve often felt like the weight of this district and city is on my shoulders, and I, through this leave, have had the silver lining of understanding that it never has,” she said. “I was going 100 miles an hour since early 2023 when I started the campaign for supervisor, and being a grassroots candidate is a lot of elbow grease.”
Fielder’s staff continued some of the work in her district while she was gone. She thanked her colleagues and Mayor Daniel Lurie for their support and allowing her to be excused from meetings.
Fielder will return to work Monday and appear at the June 30 board meeting. She is also expected to host listening sessions in her district through July.
“I am an example that it is possible to come back and heal,” she said. “I could not be more honored to serve and more ready to serve.”
San Francisco, CA
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