If you were in Vancouver on New Year’s Eve, you likely heard pops, crackles and booms. You weren’t supposed to.
“It seems like everybody heard some fireworks going off,” said Clark County Deputy Fire Marshal Richard Martin.
Few complaints, though, were reported to the fire marshal’s office or Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency, Martin said.
A fireworks ban went into effect last year to limit use of fireworks to July 1-4. Anyone who sets off fireworks outside those dates is subject to a $250 fine. Illegal fireworks could result in a $500 fine.