{"id":492630,"date":"2026-01-04T21:34:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T21:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/492630\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T21:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T21:34:34","slug":"san-antonio-area-fireworks-related-emergencies-jumped-31-over-new-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/492630\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio-area fireworks-related emergencies jumped 31% over New Year&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"391017\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/news\/san-antonio-news\/firework-related-emergencies-jump-in-bexar-county\/attachment\/4thofjulyboxofbottlerockets\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shutter00001.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Shutterstock&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;4th of July, box of bottle rockets&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1366848000&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright (c) 2013 Joseph Sohm\/Shutterstock.  No use without permission.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;4th,Of,July,,Box,Of,Bottle,Rockets&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4th,Of,July,,Box,Of,Bottle,Rockets\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The significant reported damage comes despite Bexar County banning both ground rockets with sticks and missiles with fins.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The significant reported damage comes despite Bexar County banning both ground rockets with sticks and missiles with fins.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shutter00001.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shutter00001.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shutter00001.jpg\" alt=\"The significant reported damage comes despite Bexar County banning both ground rockets with sticks and missiles with fins.\" class=\"wp-image-391017\"  \/>The significant reported damage comes despite Bexar County banning both ground rockets with sticks and missiles with fins. Credit: Shutterstock \/ Joseph Sohm<\/p>\n<p>Dry weather and steady winds caused a surge in fireworks emergencies over the New Year\u2019s holiday, Bexar County officials said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the county recorded a 31% increase in fireworks-related incidents compared to last year\u2019s holiday.<\/p>\n<p>Between Dec. 28 and New Year\u2019s Day, emergency crews responded to 113 triggered by fireworks, according to the county. Of those, 42 stemmed from firework-related blazes, including 13 grass fires, nine trash-bin fires, eight structure fires and three vehicle fires.<\/p>\n<p>Officials estimate fireworks caused $475,000 in property damage and loss over the New Year\u2019s holiday in Bexar County.<\/p>\n<p>The significant reported damage comes despite Bexar County banning both ground rockets with sticks and missiles with fins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/sanantonio\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Subscribe to SA Current newsletters.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/TiFMu3wPkRj6PC4xS5L36bg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWE5oWTNWeWNtVnVkQzVqYjIwb0FBUAE?hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US%3Aen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google 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