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Fireworks -Related Fire Incidents and <br />Property Loss <br />Historical P operty Loss <br />2016 <br />2017 <br />2018 <br />2019 <br />2020 <br />Property Loss <br />$53,600 <br />$147,121 <br />$115,975 <br />$913,705 <br />$42,100 <br />Acreage Lost <br />1.21 acres <br />4.38 acres <br />1.19 acres <br />0.14 acres <br />26.1 acres <br />In comparison to 2019, reported fireworks -related property loss decreased significantly in Orange <br />County for 2020. However, reported acreage that was lost due to fireworks -related fires, was <br />considerably higher than in previous years. Fireworks were the suspected cause of a 21 acre <br />vegetation fire that prompted the temporary closure of Irvine Regional Park. Although there were <br />no injuries, more than 100 firefighters helped to contain that fire. Fireworks also ignited a brush <br />fire near a condominium complex in Mission Viejo that resulted in an estimated property loss of <br />$4,000. In Lake Forest, an arrest was made when illegal fireworks were discharged that ignited an <br />ornamental vegetation fire. An area of Unincorporated Tustin suffered about $200 of property <br />damage when fireworks caused an ornamental vegetation fire on a hillside. A residential area in <br />Los Alamitos had a trash fire that cause about $15,500 worth of damage to a home, a gas meter, <br />electric meter and an electrical panel. Fullerton had a 5 acre vegetation fire that caused over <br />$10,000 in property losses and law enforcement took 4 suspects into custody for arson related to <br />that vegetation fire. Huntington Beach reported one injury to a police officer who was burned by <br />embers from a box of fireworks that exploded as he approached. There was also a fire in Newport <br />Beach that caused $10,000 worth of damage to surrounding vegetation and fences. <br />In Orange County Fire Authority's jurisdiction, 76 fireworks -related incidents were reported this <br />year. <br />Incident Calls/Type of Fire <br />Roof/Structure Fire <br />3 <br />Lawn Fire <br />3 <br />Dumpster (or Trash) Fire <br />28 <br />Tree Fire <br />0 <br />Brush/Acre Fire <br />24 <br />Vehicle Fire <br />3 <br />Other <br />15 <br />9 <br />