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From YouTube: Fireworks Safety on BellevueNOW
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On the latest episode of BellevueNOW Fire Marshal Ken Carlson and Police Officer Seth Tyler discuss how to safely enjoy fireworks in Bellevue.
See the full episode on Bellevue Television https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dfXr7JMkZ0.
A
A
B
The
fire
departments
perspective
it's
really
about
the
fire
risk.
You
know
around.
The
4th
of
July
is,
is
always
our
driest
period
of
the
year
and
the
potential
for
fire
and
fire
spread
is
real.
Bellevue
is
known
for
being
a
city
in
the
park.
We've
got
a
lot
of
forest
into
areas
in
green
belts,
and
you
know
the
potential
at
that
time
of
year
for
fire
to
spread
into
those
areas
is
really
significant
beyond
that
is
you
know
things
that
are
airborne
and
land
on
shake
roof?
B
That's
a
real
risk
and
and
beyond
the
fire
department's
perspective.
Is
the
citizens
perspective?
Fireworks
are
illegal
right,
so
why
are
people
still
doing
this?
It
impacts
my
life,
my
ability
to
sleep
if
I
have
pets,
I
have
to
sedate
them
or
keep
them
indoors.
So,
depending
on
your
perspective,
you
know,
there's
a
myriad
of
reasons
why
we
need
to
pay
attention
to
this
and.
A
B
For
a
number
of
years,
we've
had
increasing
level
of
complaints
about
why
people
continue
to
use
fireworks.
Even
there
they're
illegal.
We
really
have
stepped
up
our
outreach
efforts
to
make
sure
that
people
know
that
they're,
not
legal
we've
had
banners
at
fire
stations
and
pedestrian
overpasses
we've
put
signs
up
in
front
of
schools.
We've
used
electronic
message
board
utility
billing
inserts
articles
in
it's
your
city
and
we've
partnered,
with
Bellevue
PD,
to
do
emphasis
patrols
around
the
fourth
of
July.
B
Now,
if
we
have
caught
somebody
in
the
past,
the
maximum
penalty
is
$100,
which
hasn't
been
much
of
a
deterrent
for
so
we
asked
city
council
to
increase
those
fines
to
$1,000
that
would
really
get
people's
attention
and
make
them
think
twice
about.
Do
I
really
want
to
do
this,
because
if
I
get
caught,
that's
gonna
bite
and.
C
C
Last
year
alone,
just
on
the
fourth
of
July,
the
Bellevue
police
and
fire
department
responds
to
44
complaints
of
illegal
fireworks
use,
and
that
was
just
on
the
4th
of
July,
so
we'll
be
out
and
as
Ken
mentioned,
you're
looking
at
a
fine
of
up
to
$1,000,
if
you're
caught
using
any
type
of
fireworks
in
the
city
of
Bellevue-
and
that
is,
if
you
don't
cause
any
damage
or
injury,
if
you
cause
damage
or
injury
you're.
Looking
at
potential
civil
and
criminal
liabilities,
ken.
B
Are
frankly
dangerous,
just
last
year
in
Washington
there
was
26
injuries
that
resulted
in
amputations.
Do
you
really
want
to
risk
using
fireworks
and
not
know,
what's
going
to
happen
with
these
things,
or
would
it
be
smarter
to
leave
it
to
the
professionals?
So
you
don't
want
to
cause
a
fire.
You
don't
want
to.
You
know
cause
injury
to
yourself
or
somebody
else
we're
just
advocating
that
you
need
to
leave
it
to
the
professionals
that
are
trained
in
how
to
use
fireworks
and.
B
They
are
seeing
the
illegal
fireworks
have
we're
asking
that
they
call
911
and
be
as
specific
as
you
can
about
where
the
location
of
the
the
use
is,
because,
frankly,
after
dark,
it's
pretty
tough
to
respond
to
fireworks
in
the
area.
You
know
beyond
reporting
we'd
like
people
to
be
proactive.
So
if
you
know
somebody
in
a
neighborhood,
that's
used
fireworks
in
the
past.
If
you'd
like
them
to
know
that
they're
illegal,
you
know
and
you're.
Okay
with
that,
have
a
conversation
with
them.
B
A
C
We're
not
trying
to
tell
people
not
to
watch
fireworks.
There's
a
number
of
public
displays
that
we're
asking
that
people
attend
the
largest
one
in
Bellevue,
of
course,
is
the
Bellevue
family,
fourth,
which
is
at
downtown
park,
and
that
will
begin
around
9:00
p.m.
and
so
what
we're
asking
is
that
people
head
down
to
either
downtown
park
or
to
any
of
the
other
public
displays.
C
They
can
go
online,
but
there
are
displays
at
cozy,
Cove,
Lake,
Sammamish
and,
of
course,
Bellevue
in
Seattle
and
other
jurisdictions,
where
they're
organized
they're,
supervised
by
the
police
and
fire
departments,
and
it's
a
safe
place
to
bring
your
family
to
watch
a
professional
fireworks
display.
Well.