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Major Oakley Fire Avoided, But Fireworks Do Have Consequences

by ECT

Although fireworks are fun, they do have consequences and sometimes catch items on fire as was the case in the City of  Oakley  on Saturday as East Contra Costa Fire Protection District responded to a tree on fire on Rose Avenue just after 1:00 pm.  Fireworks are the suspected cause of the incident.  While this fire was put out rather quickly, it occurred not to long after crews were released from the Sandmound Blvd. incident which tied up much of our resources.

Luckily, the response time was fast and the tree did not catch completely on fire and fall onto the home. One engine was required in the response with Oakley Police on scene as a precaution.

Had this incident occurred earlier in the day, a different outcome may have occurred as Engine 93 (Oakley), 94 (Knightsen) and Brentwood stations were all committed. Due to a hypothetical increased response time, the fire may have spread to multiple trees and potentially the home–if you recall, back on May 1, 19 Cypress trees caught fire in Pittsburg.

Just a reminder that fireworks do cause problems and this especially holds true dry fire season like we are currently experiencing. Just for the record, who lights off fireworks in the middle of the day anyway?

Be responsible please, our resources are already thin.

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3 comments

Barbara DuMont Jun 2, 2013 - 1:29 pm

FYI–fireworks are illegal in Contra Costa Co. With everything so dry and our fire resources so thin, its time for law enforcement to get serious. Cite or arrest anyone found with fireworks-minors or adults. Zero tolerance is needed. Every 4th, we look toward Oakley and it looks and sounds like a war is going on.

Julio-Antioch Jun 2, 2013 - 2:05 pm

“time for law enforcement to get serious.” We don’t have any officers to spare to concentrate on fireworks either.

ECV Jun 2, 2013 - 6:07 pm

It’s a county ordinance. Local law enforcement can cite and the sheriff is ultimately responsible. They are aware that it is a priority. So yeah, it is Zero tolerance especially with diminished fire and emergency resources.

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