[NENA] DANGER -illegal fireworks

[Dobrina Teifel]

I had a similar experience with reporting neighbors from Modesto  
behind where I live, after trying to get their attention from my  
backyard in between trying to compose terrified children who couldn't  
sleep and believed there was a volcano behind our house.

I called 311 and was told the fireworks number, on calling that one,  
they asked me for the exact address, I said I did not know the exact  
address as I lived on R C Gorman, but it is on Modesto between Wyoming  
and Barstow, very few houses there and practically all of them, but  
this one, quiet, and it is very obvious as there are 30-50 cars parked  
in front (I am now pretty sure the exact address of most of the  
activities was 7911 Modesto). I called around 9:20. I asked them when  
I should expect someone checking into that to which the dispatcher  
responded that as I don't know the exact address, and they have so  
many calls, he was not sure (if they would get to it at all) but he  
would forward my info!!!

At that time they were going pretty intensely, and I asked him if he  
can hear it on the speakerphone, I was inside my house and anyone  
outside would have noticed/heard/felt it with ease. He said he heard  
it... I did not see anyone checking it, and I was checking until 11:30  
pm.

Dobrina Teifel
R C Gorman


On Jul 6, 2008, at 3:44 PM, John Ingram wrote:

> Right you are, Rodney.
>
>
> I called 311 Friday night to file complaint about illegal fireworks  
> coming from North Oakland Court, which is about 3 streets east of  
> Barstow on Oakland. The 311 operator gave me a number for fire  
> marshall.
>
>
> I walked-up Oakland to see what was going on. The homeowners on  
> North Oakland Court had blocked-off the street, must have been 25-30  
> cars parked on Oakland near North Oakland Court, and they were  
> lighting-up some industrial strength fireworks. It was like a war  
> zone.
>
>
> I made the call at about 9:30 pm. A firetruck showed up about 10:30  
> pm, it drove west on Oakland, then back east to Barstow, turned  
> south on Barstow and left the nighborhood.
>
>
> I called again at 11:30 pm to file same complaint. Nothing happened.
>
>
> July 5 the North Oakland Court started up again. I called fire  
> marshall again. Nothing happened.
>
>
> The newspaper report I emailed to NENA morning of 4th said to call  
> 311 with complaints and they would send police and fire marshalls. I  
> called 311 and they just gave me another number for fire marshall.
>
>
> This sucks. Does anyone know the families who live on North Oakland  
> Court? Are they part of the association? Can we talk to them about  
> this so it doesn't happen again?
>
>
> It's hard to believe that reasonable homeowners who are aware of  
> current fire dangers, as well as these ordinances would risk harming  
> their neighbors and getting fines or jail time.
>
>
> The other thing that bugs is someone would have to be deaf, blind  
> and dumb not to have noticed what families on North Oakland Court  
> were doing July 4-5, yet the fire truck drove in the opposite  
> direction. What's up with that?
>
>
> John
>
> --- On Sun, 7/6/08, Rodney Adams <demorodney at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> From: Rodney Adams <demorodney at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: DANGER -illegal fireworks
> To: "'NENA'" <members at noreste.org>, "'JOE YARDUMIAN'"  
> <jjyard at q.com>, "Tom Holschuh" <holschuht at msn.com>, ingram1ja at yahoo.com
> Cc: "'Evie Durgarian'" <evieneale at sbcglobal.net>, WHenz at cabq.gov, DTrujeque at cabq.gov
> Date: Sunday, July 6, 2008, 10:23 AM
>
> Well, as everyone is more than aware, nobody gives a rat's behind.   
> Despite an almost impossible amount of illegal fireworks discharged  
> in the neighborhood beginning early Friday and continuing well past  
> midnight, and despite numerous calls to the AFD Fireworks hotline,  
> the barage continued.
>
>
> Just one more example of passing laws or ordinances nobody bothers  
> to even attempt to enforce.
>
>
> And, having taking our daily walk this SUNDAY morning, there is  
> still debris in the park from Friday night.
>
>
> Rodney Adams.
>
>
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