Sun Telegram Reporter Wrong about GT Fireworks

Article Last Updated: 9/23/2005 09:32 PM
GT decides not to ban legal firework sales
Stephen Wall, Staff Writer
San Bernardino County Sun

Responce to the Above Article:

The City Council Discussion on the Topic of Fireworks did not resolve to "Not Ban Legal Fireworks Sales" It resolved to form a committee to study the subject on how to best resolve the needs for funding, law enforcement, and safety on the topic of Fireworks and Firework Sales in Grand Terrace.

Yes, the members of the Fireworks sales and the sports teams were well represented. However, Facts were missing. The number of REAL calls from Citizens reporting miss use of fireworks, safe and sane or the illegal insane variety. The REAL number of calls to the Fire Department were not presented.

The Opinion of the City Manager is that Law Enforcement is unable to enforce the laws in Grand Terrace weather or not we ban Legal or illegal Fireworks was expressed. How Profound is that concept. His facts or suggestion of facts only two small brush fires of no significances was a serious misrepresentation of the actual calls for assistance that week. Let's hope he is just not informed, rather than the idea he is purposely misrepresenting the FACTs.. oh that would be lying...
that could't be possible he would do that..

From Email InBox:
The Capt. that put the fire out behind our house told me they were running from fireworks fire to fireworks fire. Remember that night it took several minutes to get through to dispatch because the F.D. was so busy.