KCFD1 & Oregon State Fire Marshal ask the public to celebrate responsibly this weekend

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The following is a press release from Klamath County Fire District 1.

Klamath County Fire District 1 in cooperation with the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office asks that you celebrate America’s independence responsibly. For answers to commonly asked questions about fireworks, please visit the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s website https://www.oregon.gov/osp/programs/sfm/Pages/Fireworks.aspx for more information.

Klamath County Fire District 1 recognizes current weather and dry conditions can lead to rapidly expanding fires caused by careless use of fireworks. Per Oregon law, the Fire District cannot prohibit the legal use of fireworks but urges you to only use legal fireworks in a safe and careful manner by practicing the “4 BE’s.”

BE Prepared
BE Responsible
BE Safe
BE Aware

For additional information on Klamath County Fire District 1’s legal authority to regulate the manufacture, sale, use or discharge of fireworks, please visit https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors480.html and see ORS 480.160(4)(c).

If you plan to set off fireworks and want to know which type are legal to use in Oregon, please visit https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors480.html. See specifically ORS 480.120.

Please contact your local law enforcement agency to report the illegal use of fireworks. For reports within the City of Klamath Falls, please contact the Klamath Falls Police Department. For reports outside city limits, contact the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office. And, as always, for emergencies call 911.