The Fall River Fire Department issued a Public Service Announcement regarding the illegality and dangers of fireworks in Massachusetts. Under Mass General Law Chapter 148, Section 12, the private use of fireworks is strictly prohibited within the Commonwealth. Due to Fall River's proximity to states like Rhode Island and New Hampshire where fireworks are legal, there's a common issue of people transporting them across state lines. Violators face fines ranging from $100 to $1,000 and potentially up to a year in jail. The PSA highlighted the significant dangers associated with illegal fireworks, including causing house fires, such as an incident in the Kennedy Park area where a bottle rocket ignited a fire after entering an open roof window. The Fall River Fire Department's EMS division and fire service respond to multiple calls annually due to fireworks-related explosions and injuries. Additionally, the speaker, identifying as a veteran, noted the distress that fireworks can cause for other veterans suffering from PTSD. The department urged the citizens of Fall River not to use illegal fireworks for safety and community well-being.
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welcome to the florida fire department mass general law chapter 148 section 12 specifically prohibits the private use of fireworks within the within the commonwealth of massachusetts one of the issues that we have is we're so close to other states rhode island we border rhode island we bought new hampshire and fireworks are legal in those states so what happens now is we have on a regular basis people
0:28transporting fireworks back and forth and there's a fine from 100 to a thousand dollars and can be up to year in jail as well it's dangerous we've had fireworks that have been used by public display that actually have caused house fires i know one in particular is around kennedy park area where a bottle rocket was shot off and it landed inside a roof window that was open for ventilation
0:54and it caused a fire inside the building i know that every year the floral fire department ems division and the fire service responds to multiple calls because of error explosions and i can tell you from being a veteran i know that some of my brothers in arms somebody that has ptsd it can bother them so again it's uh it's it's something that's illegal and um it's something that's dangerous and it's
1:25something that can be a a bother to other people so again in in massachusetts we ask the citizens and specifically fall river not to use illegal fireworks you