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San Bernardino County fire officials are spreading the word about a new system for reporting illegal fireworks less than a month after an explosion in Ontario left two dead and caused more than $3 million in damage.
Residents can anonymously report the use and sales of illegal fireworks through an online portal that can help fire officials better track activities and identify culprits, according to county Fire Marshal Mike Horton.
Reports collected through the app will go into a database that is viewable by fire and law enforcement agencies, he said. Those reports will be mapped and can be used to direct patrols to heavy-use areas.
After deadly explosion, San Bernardino Co. Fire Dept. creates new way to report illegal fireworks
By Alexi Chidbachian
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. - After a deadly firework explosion claimed two lives in Ontario earlier this year, the San Bernardino County Fire Department created a new way for residents to report illegal firework use.
In mid-March an illegal firework explosion rocked a neighborhood in Ontario, resulting in the death of two people and cost over $3 million worth of damage.
Over 80 homes were evacuated. Residents have reported illegal firework use for some time but say nothing was done about it by law enforcement.
1 killed in Wednesday rollover
One person was killed in a rollover crash near Trona Road and Highway 178 Wednesday evening.
The San Bernardino County Fire Department was dispatched at about 7:30 p.m. to reports of a single vehicle collision in that area. Upon arriving on the scene of the accident, San Bernardino County Fire Station 57 and emergency responders with Liberty Ambulance found a car involved in a rollover accident. The individual perished in the accident, according to officials.
The cause of the accident has not been determined, and the driver’s identity has not been released by the coroner’s office.
Three people were injured in a roll-over crash in Yucca Valley Friday afternoon. Firefighters were called to Avalon Avenue and Highway 62 just before 2 p.m. where they found a two-vehicle crash with one vehicle rolled over and one vehicle in a field. The female victim from the rolled over car was treated at the scene and declined transport to the hospital. The two victims in the car in the field received moderate injuries and were taken to Desert Regional Medical Center. The Sheriff’s Department is investigating.
The two occupants of this car received moderate injuries and were taken to Desert Regional Medical Center.