I was amazed by the report from the Vancouver Police Department that there were “no significant calls for service involving fireworks over the weekend” and that it seemed “quiet and uneventful” for the Fourth (“Two Fourth of July house fires displace 11,” The Columbian, July 7). We live near Mill Plain and Grand, and the Fourth was anything but quiet and uneventful here.
For three hours there were constant explosions in all directions around our house, some extremely loud and nearby, until at least 12:30 a.m. It felt like we were under attack. Our cat was terrified, as I’m sure pets throughout the neighborhood were. I cannot understand how officers could possibly pass anywhere near our neighborhood and not hear the continuous sounds of fireworks blasts.
I didn’t call the police because I thought that, based on what was happening in our area, they were so busy with fireworks calls that they couldn’t get to all of them around the city. I wonder if there will be more enforcement efforts next year.
