Task force writes 93 citations for illegal fireworks

BAKERSFIELD, CA- Final numbers are out for the number of people caught with illegal fireworks this Fourth of July.Officials with the Kern County Fireworks Task Force say they received more than 1,100 calls from people reporting illegal fireworks.Nearly 60 teams of firefighters and officers canvased the county, catching people, and writing tickets.Ninety-three illegal fireworks citations were issued.Each misdemeanor citation carries a maximum fine of 15-hundred dollars.
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