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Fireworks Policy in Orange County <br />In 2021, 10 Orange County cities permitted the sale of safe and sane fireworks for a total of 201 <br />retail consumer fireworks stands throughout the County. <br />city <br />Quantity <br />Anaheim <br />16 <br />Buena Park <br />21 <br />Costa Mesa <br />31 <br />Fullerton <br />15 <br />Garden Grove <br />29 <br />Huntington Beach <br />15 <br />Santa Ana <br />55 <br />Stanton <br />2 <br />Villa Park <br />3 <br />Westminster <br />14 <br />Total <br />201 <br />With COVID-19 restrictions slowly easing for the Independence Day holiday, most public display <br />shows returned in full force. The number of reported noise and illegal fireworks complaints <br />handled by law enforcement across Orange County decreased in 2021 as spectators flocked to <br />professional pyrotechnic events. Orange County Sheriff's Deputies responded to 299 fireworks - <br />related calls this year. In comparison to the 558 fireworks -related calls responded to in 2020, this <br />was a drastic decrease in reported fireworks -related calls. In Anaheim, police responded to 331 <br />calls involving reports of illegal fireworks, which was a significant drop from the 549 reports <br />officers handled in 2020. <br />While the return of sanctioned events may have encouraged more people to ditch the DIY firework <br />shows, there were still some neighborhoods that reported serious incidents this year. Fountain <br />Valley Regional Hospital reported a man who had fingers amputated as a result of a firework <br />exploding in his hand. In Garden Grove, an adult male was charged with several felonies related <br />to the detonation of illegal fireworks that resulted in the injuries of 9 people; several of the injured <br />were children. In Anaheim, 2 women were critically injured while watching fireworks from a <br />sidewalk, when a man driving a truck lost control and drove into them. <br />Laguna Beach Fire Department reported 2 arrests, 1 arson fire investigated, and 1 explosive device <br />confiscated this year. Huntington Beach Fire Department had 2 significant civilian injuries that <br />resulted in major hand trauma and critical eye injuries. Orange City Police Department had 375 <br />service calls (down 44% from last year) related to fireworks with the holiday resulting in 5 arrests. <br />5 <br />