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Executive Summary Ten Orange County cities permitted the sale of safe and sane fireworks in 2019, for a total of 241 stands throughout the County. A total of 32 public fireworks displays provided safe celebration options for the communities within Orange County. In 2019, the injuries associated with fireworks decreased to 24 total reported injuries. Last year, Orange County reported 38 injuries that were related to fireworks. In comparison to the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) 2018 fireworks injury statistics, Orange County's total fireworks injuries are less than expected for our population. Last year, of all reported injuries, 13% were Safe and Sane fireworks -related injuries, 19% were due to illegal fireworks, and an outstanding 68% of injuries remain unknown. This year, only 12% of fireworks -related injuries were known to be Safe and Sane fireworks, 44% were reported to be illegal, and 44% of the firework types were unknown. The majority of the reported injuries this year were to the hand/finger or trunk/other. The firework related injuries reported by hospital emergency rooms and urgent care facilities were mapped and compared to areas where the sale of Safe and Sane fireworks has been permitted. Results are a clear indication that hospitals near the cities where Safe and Sane firework sales are permitted, did not necessarily report more injuries than those hospitals that are not near those same cities. Orange County experienced a radical decrease in the numbers of reported counts of property loss, however had a drastic increase in estimated property loss this year. The acreage lost due to fireworks -related fires was also lower than it was last year. Additionally, the amount of both consumer and illegal fireworks that were confiscated (by local fire departments) this year has gone up by over 3,600 pounds compared to 2018. With devastating wildfires forcing evacuations and destroying thousands of homes, Wildfires have become a major concern for many Southern California citizens. Fireworks have become a wildfire liability and there is deliberation about the possibility of an outright ban on fireworks in fire -prone California. There have been more than 2,500 wildfires in California within the first half of 2019 and more than 21,000 acres of land were affected. Many wildfire -plagued cities across America have turned to drones as an altemauve to fireworks. While this has not yet become the norm for California, it could very well be on the horizon as the future for holiday festivities. Orange County has yet to see a drone show, but it would be no surprise if one were to take place in the near future. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the fire departments and medical providers in Orange County who contributed data to the analysis in this report. 3