This Independence Day, remember if you light it, we’ll write it
RIVERSIDE COUNTY – With the goal of preventing wildfires and injuries resulting from Fourth of July celebrations, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors is continuing the “If You Light it, We’ll Write it” illegal fireworks enforcement activity and education campaign.“It’s critical that everyone understands that illegal fireworks are just that – illegal,” county Board Chair Kevin Jeffries, First District Supervisor, said. “These fireworks have serious costs to homes, hillsides and pets. Now there are also serious costs to the individuals transporting or setting them off.”Enforcement activity targets the sale, transportation and use of illegal fireworks – with fines ranging up to $5,000. In recent years, the increasing number of displays of dangerously illega