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Confiscated Fireworks <br />Each year, Orange County Fire Authority measures the amount of fireworks confiscated over the <br />Independence Day holiday. In 2021, the amount of reported confiscated fireworks to local fire <br />departments and law enforcement agencies was very similar to confiscation numbers in 2020 <br />(4247.8 lbs this year versus 4243 lbs in 2020). There was no shortage of confiscation activity for <br />local authorities. The following tables represents the information provided by various Orange <br />County fire departments. <br />NAM <br />ILLEGAL <br />CONSUMER <br />TOTAL <br />Anaheim Fire & Rescue <br />72 lbs <br />1.5 lbs <br />73.5 lbs <br />Brea Fire Department <br />50 lbs <br />0 <br />50 lbs <br />Costa Mesa Fire Department <br />1706 lbs <br />0 <br />1706 lbs <br />Fountain Valley Fire Department <br />0 <br />15 lbs <br />15 lbs <br />Fullerton Fire Department <br />500 lbs <br />100 lbs <br />600 lbs <br />Huntington Beach Fire Department <br />901 lbs <br />0 <br />901 lbs <br />Laguna Beach Fire Department <br />17.4 lbs <br />37.4 lbs <br />54.8 lbs <br />Newport Beach Fire Department <br />8.5 lbs <br />4 lbs <br />12.5 lbs <br />Orange City Fire Department <br />unknown <br />unknown <br />unknown <br />Orange County Fire Authority <br />200 lbs <br />600 lbs <br />800 lbs <br />Placentia Fire Department <br />35 lbs <br />0 <br />35 lbs <br />ORANGE COUNTY TOTAL <br />3489.9 lbs <br />757.9 lbs <br />4247.8 lbs <br />*Law enforcement statistics included when provided <br />Confiscated III e al Fireworks <br />2017 <br />2018 <br />2019 <br />2020 <br />2021 <br />Consumer 626.7 lbs <br />27 lbs* <br />64 lbs** <br />1771bs *** <br />3489.9 lbs <br />Dangerous/Illegal 4641.1 lbs <br />2329 lbs* <br />5965 lbs ** <br />4066 lbs *** <br />757.9 lbs <br />*Newport Beach statistics NOT included <br />**Fountain Valley statistics NOT included <br />***Placentia statistics NOT included <br />12 <br />