This SoCal city issued $240,000 in fines during July 4 firework crackdown 

One Southern California jurisdiction took their fireworks crackdown very seriously on the Fourth of July, as well as the days before and after. The city of Orange said in their 2026 Fireworks Program report that the outreach started well before July 4 – in fact, it started on June 22 when the Orange Police Department [...]