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Fireworks -Related Fire Incidents and <br />Property Loss <br />Historical P operty Loss <br />2013 <br />2014 <br />2015 <br />2016 <br />2017 <br />Property Loss <br />$220,050 <br />$9,580 <br />$300,540 <br />$53,600 <br />$147,121 <br />Acreage Lost <br />.40 acres <br />.02 acres <br />.025 acres <br />1.21 acres <br />4.38 acres <br />In comparison to 2016, reported fireworks -related property loss increased considerably in Orange <br />County for 2017. Additionally, reported acreage that was lost due to fireworks -related fires, was <br />significantly much higher than in the past 4 years. Illegal fireworks ignited a building fire in <br />Placentia which resulted in an estimated $27,000 in damages. Fireworks caused a vehicle fire in <br />Santa Ana which caused $20,000 in property loss. Newport Beach reported a $10,000 loss due to <br />a structure fire. This year, Santa Ana had an incident count of 30 while in 2016, the incident count <br />was only 6. There were 72 incident counts reported for Anaheim alone this year. <br />In Orange County Fire Authority's jurisdiction, 57 fireworks -related incidents were reported this <br />year. <br />Incident Calls/Type of Fire <br />Roof/Structure Fire <br />8 <br />Lawn Fire <br />0 <br />Trash Fire <br />15 <br />Tree Fire <br />8 <br />Brush/Acre Fire <br />14 <br />Vehicle Fire <br />1 <br />Other <br />11 <br />California experienced heavy rainfall during the past year which resulted in thick vegetation that <br />has dried in the summer months. This dry brush combined with the continued use of illegal <br />fireworks has elevated wildfire and fire danger within Orange County, which was evident in the <br />164 incident counts that were reported by Orange County fire departments. <br />01 <br />