Police & Fire Departments Team Up

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Police & Fire Departments Team Up

By Nick Lough

Story Published: Jul 3, 2009 at 5:30 PM MST

Story Updated: Jul 3, 2009 at 9:52 PM MST

BILLINGS - The Billings Police Department wants to get the word out about a zero tolerance for fireworks in the city during the holiday weekend.

Police officers and firefighters will team up in patrol cars and respond to firework calls together. Officials say they will confiscate fireworks from anyone caught using any type of firework in city limits and they will issue fines.

Police Chief Rich St. John says having both departments team up is a natural partnership.

"It allows us to put double the cars out there, had the firefighters not come with us this year we'd be doubling cars and it would cut the number of people we had out there," said St. John.

Prior to last year, officers would issue warnings before confiscating fireworks. Now they are fining people on the spot.

Saturday, Jul 4 at 11:09 PM picklfork wrote ...

if u could see some of the damage people do with there fireworks u would agree with the law. since we live so close together here in billings u would have to agree that some people dont know when to stop. its nice to open a window and get some fresh air and crawl into bed. but not lay there till 3;00 am because of fireworks going all night. or wondering if someones rocket just embedded itself in ur roof. after ur home burns down ur gonna think it was a great idea that the PD FD teamed up.

Saturday, Jul 4 at 9:36 AM Anonymous wrote ...

Thanks Billings PD - doing this will protect the property of Billings citizens.

Friday, Jul 3 at 9:27 PM Anonymous wrote ...

so much for freedom. how can we teach our kids about freedom when where not free to light small fireworks on OUR property!

Friday, Jul 3 at 7:07 PM everyone!!!! wrote ...

that's stupid they wont lets light them off in town but out of town is even worse lets light the county on fire instead its to dry to light them off out of town, I am from a little town in MT and it was prohibited outside of town.

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