Reminder: Fireworks illegal in El Dorado County

Fireworks of any kind are illegal in El Dorado County. Any person caught possessing, transporting, purchasing, selling, or even storing fireworks could be cited or arrested and booked into the El Dorado County Jail for violating the misdemeanor county ordinance.

Illegal fireworks in El Dorado County include sparklers or those sold in neighboring counties as “safe and sane”. All fireworks will be confiscated.

According to the National Fire Protection Association, thousands of people, most often children and teens, are injured while using consumer fireworks every Fourth of July

Sanctioned pyrotechnic displays may be seen this weekend at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds, South Lake Tahoe, and Town Center in El Dorado Hills.