As Sacramento fire officials continue to work through illegal fireworks citations from this Fourth of July season, they confirmed the largest fine issued so far is $100,000. That citation is going toward a home in the Del Paso Heights area, where there was a gathering and numerous illegal fireworks, Capt. Justin Sylvia with the Sacramento Fire Department said. If caught with illegal fireworks in Sacramento County, people may be arrested or cited, and they could face fines of up to $10,000 per device. The fee depends on the number of fireworks and if the devices are near schools, parks or critical infrastructures. ”We just sat there with the drone, and we just counted,” Sylvia said of crews’ responding to the Del Paso Heights home. Sylvia said crews watched the people loading fireworks out of a U-Haul trailer, which caught fire at some point. The people at that gathering put out the fire with a garden hose and a fire extinguisher.
