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Confiscated Fireworks and Citations <br />Each year, Orange County Fire Authority measures the amount of fireworks confiscated over the <br />Independence Day holiday. In 2020, the amount of reported confiscated fireworks (to local fire <br />departments) was lower than last year, however, there was no shortage of confiscation activity for <br />local authorities. The following tables represents the information provided by Orange County fire <br />departments. <br />IRE DEP RTMENT NA <br />LLEGAL <br />CONSUMER <br />TOTAL <br />CITATIONS <br />Anaheim Fire & Rescue <br />100 lbs <br />0 <br />100 lbs <br />0 <br />Brea Fire Department <br />54 lbs <br />0 <br />54 lbs <br />0 <br />Costa Mesa Fire Department <br />1082 lbs <br />0 <br />1082 lbs <br />0 <br />Fountain Valley Fire Department <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />Fullerton Fire Department <br />1400 lbs <br />0 <br />1400 lbs <br />17* <br />Huntington Beach Fire Department <br />1196 lbs <br />0 <br />1196 lbs <br />0 <br />Laguna Beach Fire Department <br />4 lbs <br />12 lbs <br />16 lbs <br />0 <br />Newport Beach Fire Department <br />30 lbs <br />15 lbs <br />45 lbs <br />0 <br />Orange City Fire Department <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />Orange County Fire Authority <br />200 lbs <br />150 lbs <br />350 lbs <br />0 <br />Placentia Fire Department <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />ORANGE COUNTY TOTAL <br />4066lbs <br />177lbs <br />4243 lbs <br />17 <br />*Law enforcement statistics included <br />Confiscated Illegal Fireworks <br />2016 <br />2017 <br />2018 <br />2019 <br />2020 <br />Consumer 30 lbs* <br />626.7 lbs <br />27 lbs** <br />64 lbs *** <br />177 lbs **** <br />Dangerous/Illegal 3104 lbs* <br />4641.1 lbs <br />2329 lbs** <br />5965 lbs *** <br />4066 lbs **** <br />*Anaheim and Laguna Beach statistics NOT included <br />**Newport Beach statistics NOT included <br />***Fountain Valley statistics NOT included <br />****Placentia statistics NOT included <br />12 <br />