Crime & Safety

Contra Costa Resident Fined For Large-Scale Fireworks Show

The resident must pay more than $26,000 in connection with an illegal July 4 show, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District said.

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The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District covers the cities of Brentwood and Oakley, the Town of Discovery Bay, the communities of Byron, Bethel Island, and Knightsen, the Marsh Creek/Morgan Territory area, and all to the east of Clayton, California.
The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District covers the cities of Brentwood and Oakley, the Town of Discovery Bay, the communities of Byron, Bethel Island, and Knightsen, the Marsh Creek/Morgan Territory area, and all to the east of Clayton, California. (Photo courtesy of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District)

DISCOVERY BAY, CA — A Discovery Bay resident received a fine of $26,325 for an illegal fireworks show last Fourth of July holiday, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District announced Thursday.

The fire district did not identify the person who received the fine as a result of a large-scale show in which more than 500 fireworks were fired on the holiday in 2020.

ECCFPD Board of Directors President Brian Oftedal said, "I am hopeful that this incident will serve as an eye-opener to our communities and discourages individuals from violating local and county ordinances in the future."

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