{"id":32025,"date":"2025-07-02T07:38:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/32025\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T07:38:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:38:24","slug":"how-to-report-improper-use-of-fireworks-in-bexar-county-during-fourth-of-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/32025\/","title":{"rendered":"How to report improper use of fireworks in Bexar County during Fourth of July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bexar County Fire Marshal\u2019s Office launched a hotline to report unsafe or illegal uses of fireworks<\/p>\n<p>Fireworks in downtown San Antonio (KSAT)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>BEXAR COUNTY, Texas<\/strong> \u2013 Residents in unincorporated areas of Bexar County will be able to report improper use of fireworks to the fire marshal using a hotline during the week of July 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The Bexar County Fire Marshal\u2019s Office launched a hotline Monday for residents to report unsafe or illegal uses of fireworks. The hotline will be available through Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">It is illegal to discharge fireworks in the following locations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Within 600 feet of a hospital, sanatorium, veterinary hospital, school or church<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Within 100 feet of a gas station<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>From or at a motor vehicle<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>In many city limits, including San Antonio<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Firework violations can result in a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by fines from $100 to $2,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>To report improper uses, residents should call 210-335-3473.<\/b> Medical emergencies or fires should still be reported by dialing 911.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>More coverage of fireworks safety on KSAT:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the Author<img alt=\"Christian Riley headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/79cbc6d5-ea2c-4f1c-99a8-ad4ac42db9a3.png\" width=\"86\" height=\"86\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"\/><a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/team\/CRH294591CBPTN3KLABQTS231T\/\" title=\"View Christian Riley&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian Riley<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Christian Riley joined KSAT 12 in June 2025. Riley returned to the Lone Star State after serving as the senior digital producer at the NBC affiliate in mid-Missouri and earning two Missouri Broadcasters Association awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Bexar County Fire Marshal\u2019s Office launched a hotline to report unsafe or illegal uses of fireworks Fireworks&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":32026,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,7288,5864,10202,7202,7203,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-32025","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-bexar-county","10":"tag-fireworks","11":"tag-fourth-of-july","12":"tag-san-antonio","13":"tag-sanantonio","14":"tag-texas","15":"tag-tx","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-united-states-of-america","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","20":"tag-us","21":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114782503428382356","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}