ALBUQUERQUE CITY OFFICIALS SAY THEY'RE SERIOUS ABOUT ENFORCING THE NEW FIREWORKS BAN. FIRE CHIEF JAMES BREEN SAYS THE MOST FREQUENTLY USED ILLEGAL FIREWORKS ARE AERIAL DEVICES THAT GO MORE THAN 10 FEET IN THE AIR OR OUTSIDE OF A 6-FOOT CIRCLE. HE SAYS THEY AREN'T SOLD WITHIN CITY LIMITS. BUT CHANNEL 4 REPORTS MORIARTY IS SELLING ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.
MAYOR BERRY SAYS IF YOU BUY THE ILLEGAL DEVICES, IT COULD COST YOU A 500 DOLLAR FINE … AND/OR 90 DAYS IN JAIL … AND WHATEVER COSTS ARE RACKED BY A FIRE IF THERE IS ONE.
AND MAYOR BERRY SAYS RESIDENTS DO CALL IN ILLEGAL FIREWORKS. JUST LAST YEAR, HE SAYS 720 CALLS WERE MADE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE 3RD AND 4TH OF JULY.
