Sacramento area cities issue over $1 million in fireworks fines

The cities of Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, Elk Grove, and Galt issued over $1 million in fines for illegal fireworks during the July 4 holiday. Local cities have increased fines and are using drones to catch those using illegal fireworks over the last few years.

Galt issued the most fines, totaling $391,000. The city worked with the Cosumnes Fire Department to identify 20 locations where illegal fireworks were used.

The city of Sacramento issued over $300,000 in fines, with one home receiving over $100,000 in fines.

In Elk Grove, there were 37 Firework Violations and $239K in citations issued.

In Rancho Cordova, 46 citations were issued, totaling over $170,000