Please remember, our Fireworks Hotline is staffed by volunteers. We're grateful for their time, energy, and efforts to help keep our 911 lines clear for emergencies during this busy holiday.
Hotline hours
The Fireworks Hotline will be operational and monitored from July 1 through July 5.
Date
Day
Time
7/1
Wednesday
7:00 pm to 12:00 am
7/2
Thursday
7:00pm to 1:00 am
7/3
Friday
7:00pm to 1:00 am
7/4
Saturday
7:00pm to 1:00 am
7/5
Sunday
7:00 pm to 12:00 am
Before you report
Please keep these points in mind:
Do not call 911 unless it is an emergency.
Do not call 311 to report fireworks. Calling 311 can tie up lines that support 911 operations.
Do not call multiple times. Multiple reports from the same phone number will not increase the chance of a response.
CRESA is the dispatch center, not the responding agency. Whether a fire or law enforcement unit responds is determined by the responsible public safety agency.
A response is not guaranteed. Agencies must prioritize calls based on urgency, available staffing, call volume, and other operational needs.
Fireworks enforcement generally requires someone to be caught in the act.
Public safety officials may choose to respond to areas where there are large clusters of reports, but that decision is made at their discretion.
What information should I include?
When reporting illegal fireworks, provide the clearest information available:
The location where the fireworks are occurring
What you are seeing or hearing
Any details that may help identify the area of concern
If there is fire, injury, or immediate danger, call 911 instead.
Please be kind to hotline volunteers
The Fireworks Hotline is staffed by volunteers. We are grateful for their time, energy, and efforts to help keep 911 lines clear for emergencies during this busy holiday period.
Volunteers collect non-emergency fireworks reports. They do not decide whether a public safety agency will respond.
Frequently Asked Questions
The fireworks reporting help line is for reporting non-emergency fireworks concerns. Reports help public safety officials understand where fireworks activity is being reported in the community.
Call 911 only for emergencies, such as a fire, injury, immediate danger, or another urgent public safety threat. Do not call 911 for routine fireworks complaints. Keeping 911 lines available helps call-takers focus on emergencies.
No. Please do not call 311 to report fireworks. Calling 311 ties up lines that support 911 operations. Use the fireworks reporting help line 360-696-BANG (2264) for non-emergency fireworks concerns.
No. CRESA is the dispatch center. CRESA receives and processes calls, but it is not the responding agency. Whether law enforcement, fire, or another public safety agency responds is determined by the responsible agency, not by CRESA.
A response is not guaranteed. Public safety agencies have limited staffing and must prioritize calls based on urgency, available resources, call volume, and other operational needs. Fireworks enforcement also generally requires someone to be caught in the act. Public safety officials may choose to respond to areas where there are large clusters of reports, but that decision is made at their discretion.
Repeated calls can slow down the reporting process and make it harder for volunteers and call-takers to assist others. Multiple calls from the same number also do not increase the cluster count used to identify areas with larger volumes of reports.
The fireworks reporting help line is staffed by volunteers who help collect non-emergency fireworks reports. Please be patient and kind. Volunteers are assisting the community during a busy period and are not responsible for response decisions.
Please provide the clearest information you can, including: location, clear description, any identifying details. If there is fire, injury, or immediate danger, hang up and call 911.
Use the fireworks reporting help line for non-emergency fireworks concerns. Call 911 only for emergencies. Avoid making repeat reports from the same number. Please treat volunteers with courtesy.
